Baseball Recap: North Lenoir Hawks vs. Kinston Vikings
North Lenoir entered their tilt with Kinston with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Kinston Vikings a 19-0 shutout on Friday. The result was nothing new for North Lenoir, who have now won five contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Eli Kearney was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Kearney was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Whit Johnson looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, Ethan Smith and Jackson Jenkins did most of the damage at the plate: Smith went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Jenkins scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Blake Crawford was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
North Lenoir's victory bumped their record up to 14-2. As for Kinston, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12.
North Lenoir will head out on the road to challenge Bunn at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. North Lenoir is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road. As for Kinston, they will be playing at home against South Lenoir at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kinston has given up an average of 17.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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