The North Duplin Rebels will take on the East Duplin Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither North Duplin nor East Duplin posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
North Duplin is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Rosewood just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 2-1.
Noah Price spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Hunt Pate was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, East Duplin didn't have quite enough to beat Southwest Onslow on Friday and fell 3-2. The Panthers have struggled against the Stallions recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Kyle Kern was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Those 15 strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, East Duplin saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Tuck, who went 2-for-4 with one double. That double was Tuck's first of the season.
East Duplin's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for North Duplin, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 4-4.
North Duplin might still be hurting after the 14-4 defeat they got from East Duplin in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can North Duplin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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