Riverside-Durham is 2-8 against Jordan since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Riverside-Durham Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Jordan Falcons at 6:00 p.m. Riverside-Durham is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 13.7 runs per game this season.
After a string of five wins, Riverside-Durham's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell victim to a tough 9-2 defeat at the hands of New Bern. Having soared to a lofty 24 runs in the game before, Riverside-Durham couldn't push the score so high this time.
Nehir Volkan was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played.
Meanwhile, Jordan pushed their score all the way to ten back in March, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of East Chapel Hill by a score of 11-10.
Kylie Specht was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Jacqueline Thornburg was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 4-for-5.
Riverside-Durham's record is now 7-3. As for Jordan, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
Jordan's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Riverside-Durham has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Jordan, though, as they've been averaging 10.8. Given Riverside-Durham's sizable advantage in that area, Jordan will need to find a way to close that gap.
Riverside-Durham might still be hurting after the 16-8 loss they got from Jordan in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Riverside-Durham, Kailynn Bollinger (who scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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