Riverside-Durham lost against East Chapel Hill back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Riverside-Durham Pirates fell 8-5 to the East Chapel Hill Wildcats. Riverside-Durham has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Paisley Russell made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Paris Chavis, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with.
On East Chapel Hill's side, McKenna White spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Lauren Steiner was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Anna Grabowski was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Riverside-Durham's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for East Chapel Hill, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Riverside-Durham will face off against Hillside at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for East Chapel Hill, they will head out on the road to take on Chapel Hill at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. East Chapel Hill is facing Chapel Hill at the right time seeing as Chapel Hill is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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