The crowd at Friday's league match between the East Duplin Panthers (Beulaville, NC) and the visiting North Lenoir Hawks (LaGrange, NC), saw East Duplin's softball squad achieve victory over North Lenoir by a count of 12-1.

The Panthers now sport a 8-2 record. They take the field next when they host South Lenoir for a East Central 2A match on Tuesday, April 5. East Duplin will face a Blue Devils squad coming off a 10-0 league win over Southwest Onslow (Jacksonville, NC). The Blue Devils record now stands at 9-1.

With the loss, North Lenoir falls to 3-6 on the campaign. The Hawks travel to James Kenan (Warsaw, NC) to face the Tigers in a East Central 2A match on Tuesday, April 5. The Tigers enter the match with a record of 8-3. James Kenan won 17-0 in their recent league match against Kinston (Kinston, NC)