The Durham School of the Arts Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the Hillside Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Durham School of the Arts has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with 21 straight losses, while Hillside will come in with four straight wins.
Durham School of the Arts came up short against Vance County on Tuesday, falling 18-3.
Arianna Dillon was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. Those RBI marked the first that she brought in this season.
While Hillside didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They skirted past South Garner 13-12.
Hillside got a big performance out of Ava Duncan, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Duncan a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Jaylin Robinson, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
Hillside always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .590. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .574 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Hillside pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Durham School of the Arts, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Durham School of the Arts hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Hillside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Durham School of the Arts might still be hurting after the 18-7 loss they got from Hillside in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Durham School of the Arts avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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