The Williams Bulldogs will take on the Northern Durham Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Williams has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 7.
Williams had taken Eastern Alamance down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Friday. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 9-8.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Northern Durham made sure to put some runs up on the board against Green Level on Wednesday. The Knights put the hurt on the Gators with a sharp 12-5 victory. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by seven runs or more this season.
Jack Leitzel was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs and one triple. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was J.P. Rodio, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Leitzel wasn't the only one making solid contact: Northern Durham kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. The Knights are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Northern Durham is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Williams, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
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