For the second straight game, Northern Durham will face off against Riverside-Durham. The Knights will host the Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Northern Durham is returning to their home field after beating Riverside-Durham on theirs, despite the fact Riverside-Durham has dominated at home this season. The Knights came out on top against the Pirates by a score of 8-3 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Liam Hawkes
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Liam Hawkes was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over 5.1 innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Northern Durham is 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-8 otherwise. Hawkes was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Dylan Guerrette was excellent, going 2-for-3 with four RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. J.P. Rodio was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
The victory got Northern Durham back to even at 10-10. As for Riverside-Durham, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Northern Durham has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Riverside-Durham struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 3.8 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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