It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Northern Durham ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They skirted past the Riverside-Durham Pirates 5-4. This was payback for Northern Durham, who suffered a 5-4 loss the last time these two teams met.
Northern Durham got a big performance out of William Hicklen, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Hicklen is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Noah Guerrette, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
On Riverside-Durham's side, Samuel Bowers was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxton Kruhm, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Northern Durham's victory bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Riverside-Durham, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northern Durham will take on Eastern Alamance at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northern Durham is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Riverside-Durham, they will be playing at home against Northern Durham at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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