If Lakewood was riding high off their 30-2 takedown of Union last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lakewood Leopards suffered a tough 12-1 defeat at the hands of the North Duplin Rebels on Thursday. Lakewood has not had much luck with North Duplin recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Landon Neal was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 4.1 innings pitched. Neal has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Neal was also big at the plate, going 1-for-1 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Neal wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Samuel Johnson, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played.
Like Lakewood, North Duplin also got a great game from a two-way player: Garris Warren. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Warren was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Tanner Kornegay was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Holden Williams, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Lakewood's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for North Duplin, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Lakewood will head out on the road to face off against Hobbton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for North Duplin, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Union at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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