Jordan and East Chapel Hill are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Jordan Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the East Chapel Hill Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Jordan is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Jordan is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Chapel Hill on Friday as Jordan made off with a 23-13 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Jordan considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
The team relied heavily on Kylie Specht, who scored five runs and stole two bases while going 5-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Sonya Buckley, who went 4-for-5 with four RBI and two runs.
Meanwhile, East Chapel Hill unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Northern Durham by a score of 4-2. East Chapel Hill has not had much luck with Northern Durham recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
East Chapel Hill saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lauren Steiner, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Jordan has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for East Chapel Hill, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6.
Tuesday's game will be a test for both team's pitchers. Jordan hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .342. However, it's not like East Chapel Hill struggles in that department as they've averaged .399. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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