Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Riverside-Durham). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hillside Hornets a 23-0 shutout on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now won seven in a row.
Grace Arrington
| 04/18/25 vs Hillside | 4 |
| 03/24/25 @ Carrboro | 3 |
| 04/17/24 @ Green Level | 3 |
| 02/29/24 vs Cary | 3 |
| 03/19/25 vs Voyager Academy | 2 |
Grace Arrington made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Arrington was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI and one run. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Riverside-Durham got a massive performance out of Grayson Knotts, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Knotts is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nehir Volkan, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Riverside-Durham always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .742. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Riverside-Durham's record is now 7-4. As for Hillside, they dropped their record down to 6-6 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Riverside-Durham will host Cary at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Pirates are facing the Imps at the right time seeing as the Imps are stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Hillside, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Northern Durham at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Hornets will also cruise into their next contest with the timing on their side: the Knights will have lost three straight heading into Tuesday's matchup.
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