After a string of five wins, Riverside-Durham's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell victim to a tough 9-2 defeat at the hands of the New Bern Bears. Riverside-Durham was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the five matches prior) but New Bern's pitchers proved too tough.
Nehir Volkan was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played.
On New Bern's side, Molly McGuire made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). McGuire was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ki?mya Sutton, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Makenzie Richardson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.
Riverside-Durham's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for New Bern, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
Riverside-Durham will head out on the road to take on Jordan at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jordan has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed seven runs per game on average), something Riverside-Durham will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for New Bern, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Jacksonville at 6:00 p.m. New Bern is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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