North Lenoir is 10-0 against South Lenoir since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The North Lenoir Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Lenoir Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. North Lenoir will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, everything went North Lenoir's way against Wallace-Rose Hill as North Lenoir made off with a 12-2 win.
North Lenoir got a great performance from Eli Kearney as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Carter Chadwick and Blake Crawford did most of the damage at the plate: Chadwick went 3-for-3 with six RBI, two stolen bases, and a triple, while Crawford scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Jenkins, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matches, South Lenoir finally came back down to earth on Wednesday. They suffered a rough 10-0 defeat at the hands of Midway. The matchup marked that first time this year in which South Lenoir was not able to get on the board.
North Lenoir's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for South Lenoir, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
North Lenoir skirted past South Lenoir 8-6 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will North Lenoir repeat their success, or does South Lenoir have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
