The Northern Durham Knights will head out to challenge the Williams Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Northern Durham will be strutting in after a victory while Williams will be coming in after a defeat.
Northern Durham was handed a heart-breaking two-run loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Green Level on Wednesday. The Knights put the hurt on the Gators with a sharp 12-5 win. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won four matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Jack Leitzel
| 04/02/25 vs Green Level | 3 |
| 02/28/25 vs Roxboro Community | 2 |
| 03/27/25 @ East Chapel Hill | 1 |
| 04/22/24 vs Southeast Raleigh | 1 |
| 03/15/24 vs NCSSM: Durham | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Jack Leitzel, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and one triple. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of J.P. Rodio, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Northern Durham was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Williams was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 9-8 heartbreaker at the hands of Eastern Alamance. Bulldogs fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Eagles since on Friday.
The victory got Northern Durham back to even at 6-6. As for Williams, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
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