Softball Preview: East Duplin Panthers vs. South Lenoir Blue Devils
The East Duplin Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the South Lenoir Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If East Duplin beats South Lenoir with nine runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. East Duplin walked away with a 9-5 win over James Kenan on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for East Duplin.
Meanwhile, South Lenoir had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Vikings as they made off with a 19-0 victory. South Lenoir's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Callie Tyndall was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Tyndall was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, South Lenoir got a big performance out of Rylan Wade, who scored two runs and stole four bases. Wade has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Lily Cole was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
East Duplin now has a winning record of 9-8. As for South Lenoir, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Everything went East Duplin's way against South Lenoir in their previous meeting back in March as East Duplin made off with a 6-0 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Tyndall, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will East Duplin still be able to contain Tyndall? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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