Chapel Hill extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 7-4. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the New Diana Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-4 on Tuesday.
Cullin Williams was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. Williams was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
As for New Diana, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-10. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games.
On New Diana's side, Tucker Hamilton tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, New Diana let Levi Green and Ross Baker run wild. Green went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base, while Baker went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Green is becoming a predictor of New Diana's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 5-9 when he doesn't). Lucas Newland also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Chapel Hill has already played their next matchup (against Henderson), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for New Diana, they will be playing in front of their home fans against North Lamar at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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