Baseball Game Preview: North Lenoir Hawks vs. Southern Wayne Saints

Hawks

Runs

04/21/25 vs North Duplin	7
04/19/25 vs Rosewood	2
04/17/25 vs East Duplin	4
04/16/25 @ Kinston	25
04/15/25 @ East Duplin	8
+ 14 more games

The North Lenoir Hawks will be taking part in a tournament against the Southern Wayne Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Lenoir is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.

North Lenoir picked up another tournament win on Monday. They walked away with a 7-3 win over North Duplin.

Mason Sasser spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on ten hits and racked up nine Ks.

At the plate, Ethan Smith and Jayden Miller did most of the damage at the plate: Smith went 2-for-3 with three runs, while Miller went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits Miller has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Chadwick, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

Meanwhile, Southern Wayne didn't have quite enough to beat Midway on Monday and fell 8-7. That's two games in a row now that the Saints have lost by just one run.

Kaeden Hinson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-5 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

North Lenoir is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Southern Wayne, they dropped their record down to 6-14 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Southern Wayne's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: North Lenoir hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .317. It's a different story for Southern Wayne, though, as they've only averaged .234. Will they be able to contain North Lenoir's hitters?

North Lenoir took their win against Southern Wayne when the teams last played back in February by a conclusive 9-1 score. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Saints have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.