Hawks
| 04/16/25 @ Kinston | 25 |
| 03/21/25 vs Kinston | 18 |
| 04/01/25 @ James Kenan | 17 |
| 03/26/25 vs C.B. Aycock | 9 |
| 03/18/25 @ Wallace-Rose Hill | 9 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Lenoir). Everything went their way against the Kinston Vikings on Wednesday as they made off with a 25-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.
Daniel Boyette looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, North Lenoir got a massive performance out of Cristian Veal, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Those three runs gave Veal a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Hunter Southerland, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
North Lenoir always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .660. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
North Lenoir has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Kinston, they dropped their record down to 0-15 with the loss, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Looking ahead, North Lenoir will welcome East Duplin at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Hawks' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Panthers have averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season. Kinston does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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