The Chapel Hill Tigers will be playing at home against the Northern Durham Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Even though Riverside-Durham scored an imposing 11 runs on Friday, Chapel Hill still came out on top. Chapel Hill took their contest against Riverside-Durham 15-11.
Eli Baker made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Baker was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Austin Campos was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Sam Elston was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Northern Durham gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Hillside a 16-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Christopher Nichting's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on William Hicklen, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of J.P. Rodio, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Chapel Hill's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Northern Durham, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Chapel Hill has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Northern Durham struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Chapel Hill came out on top in a nail-biter against Northern Durham when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 7-6. Does Chapel Hill have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northern Durham turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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