Northern Durham waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They skirted past the Chapel Hill Tigers 5-3. For Northern Durham, this counts as revenge for the 7-6 defeat Chapel Hill walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
William Hicklen was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
On Chapel Hill's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Baker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Baker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Northern Durham is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Chapel Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 9-3.
Northern Durham will look to defend their home field on Friday against Chapel Hill at 7:00 p.m. Northern Durham is on a three-game streak of home wins, Chapel Hill a eight-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Chapel Hill, they will head out on the road to challenge Cedar Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Chapel Hill is facing Cedar Ridge at the right time seeing as Cedar Ridge is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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