Softball Recap: South Lenoir Blue Devils vs. East Duplin Panthers
South Lenoir entered their tilt with East Duplin with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the East Duplin Panthers on Friday and snuck past 2-1. For South Lenoir, this counts as revenge for the 6-0 loss East Duplin walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Callie Tyndall spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits.
On the hitting side, South Lenoir's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Makenzie Herring, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Rylan Wade, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
On East Duplin's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Zoe Turner gave up just two earned runs on four hits.
At the plate, Karsyn Parker was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
South Lenoir is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for East Duplin, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
South Lenoir will head out on the road to face off against James Kenan at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. South Lenoir is facing James Kenan at the right time seeing as James Kenan is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for East Duplin, they will head out on the road to take on Kinston at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kinston is coming into the match with five straight losses at home, meaning East Duplin will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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