Baseball Recap: East Duplin Panthers vs. Southern Wayne Saints
If East Duplin was feeling good off their 15-5 takedown of Rosewood last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The East Duplin Panthers took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Southern Wayne Saints on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to East Duplin of the 11-5 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February.
Baines Raynor made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Holmes, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
On Southern Wayne's side, Cuyler Daly was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
East Duplin now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Southern Wayne, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-5.
East Duplin will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against C.B. Aycock at 1:00 p.m. East Duplin is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Southern Wayne, they will be playing in front of their home fans against South Lenoir at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southern Wayne is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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