Northern Durham and Riverside-Durham are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Northern Durham Knights will head out on the road to take on the Riverside-Durham Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Northern Durham came up short against Eastern Alamance and fell 4-1.
Koby Owens spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Northern Durham saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Thomas, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Riverside-Durham fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Northern Durham on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 5-4.
Samuel Bowers was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Braxton Kruhm, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Northern Durham has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season. As for Riverside-Durham, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-9.
Northern Durham came out on top in a nail-biter against Riverside-Durham when the teams last played on Tuesday, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northern Durham since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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