Jordan is 8-2 against Riverside-Durham since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Jordan Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Riverside-Durham Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Jordan is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
On Tuesday, Jordan made easy work of East Chapel Hill and carried off a 9-1 win.
Gabrielle Penny made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits. Penny was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-5. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
In other batting news, Jacqueline Thornburg and Kylie Specht did most of the damage at the plate: Thornburg scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Specht went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Sonya Buckley was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Riverside-Durham came into Tuesday's contest having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They won by a run and slipped past Chapel Hill 10-9.
Paisley Russell was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Arrington, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Jordan has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Riverside-Durham, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Jordan came out on top in a nail-biter against Riverside-Durham in their previous meeting on April 9th, sneaking past 5-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Arrington, who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Jordan still be able to contain Arrington? There's only one way to find out.
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