Southern Durham won the last time they faced Durham School of the Arts, and things went their way on Friday too. Everything went the Southern Durham Spartans' way against the Durham School of the Arts Bulldogs as the Southern Durham Spartans made off with a 10-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Southern Durham.
Carlos Joseph and Zione Oliver made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Joseph didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. Meanwhile, Oliver tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Joseph scored two runs and stole three bases, while Oliver scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Oliver has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
In other batting news, Jaylen Harris was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 1-for-2. Ryan Dawes was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Durham School of the Arts' side, Mars Hartmann was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
Southern Durham's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Durham School of the Arts, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-8.
Southern Durham will be playing in front of their home fans against NCSSM: Durham at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. NCSSM: Durham is coming into the game with six straight losses on the road, meaning Southern Durham will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Durham School of the Arts, they will challenge Granville Central at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Granville Central has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.5 runs per game on average), something Durham School of the Arts will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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