Riverside-Durham's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Northern Durham on Friday. The Riverside-Durham Pirates skirted past the Northern Durham Knights 11-10. This was a revenge contest for Riverside-Durham, as the team was forced to settle for a 5-4 defeat when these two played last Tuesday.
The team relied heavily on Kevin Shine Jr, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxton Kruhm, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Northern Durham's side, Noah Guerrette and William Hicklen did some serious damage despite the final result: Guerrette scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Hicklen scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was J.P. Rodio, who went 3-for-5 with an RBI.
Riverside-Durham's victory bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Northern Durham, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season.
As of now, neither Riverside-Durham nor Northern Durham have any future games scheduled.
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