Durham is 8-0 against Live Oak since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Durham Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Live Oak Lions at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Durham has five straight wins, Live Oak has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Durham can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Hamilton with a sharp 14-1 victory. While fans of Durham might be used to big wins, the 13-run margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Dylan Rabo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Rabo was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Kyle Scott was incredible, going 2-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Owen Solano was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with four RBI and two runs.
Meanwhile, Live Oak suffered a rough 12-6 defeat at the hands of Durham on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Live Oak has lost by exactly six runs.
Live Oak saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bradley Perigo, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Durham has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Live Oak, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Durham has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Live Oak struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Durham's way against Live Oak in their previous matchup on Tuesday as Durham made off with a 12-6 victory. Does Durham have another victory up their sleeve, or will Live Oak turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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