Chapel Hill gave up the first runs on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over the Northern Durham Knights. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Chapel Hill.
The team relied heavily on Eli Baker, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On Northern Durham's side, Noah Guerrette and Kyle Thomas stepped up to the plate in a big way. Guerrette scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Thomas scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Guerrette is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last ten games he's played.
Chapel Hill pushed their record up to 11-3 with that victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Northern Durham, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6.
Chapel Hill will head out on the road to challenge Hillside at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Chapel Hill's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Hillside's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Northern Durham, they will be playing at home against Southeast Raleigh at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Northern Durham is facing Southeast Raleigh at the right time seeing as Southeast Raleigh is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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