East Duplin lost against North Lenoir back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The East Duplin Panthers fell 5-1 to the North Lenoir Hawks. East Duplin has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kyle Kern was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, East Duplin saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sawyer Marshburn, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI. Baines Raynor was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On North Lenoir's side, Blake Crawford was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Ethan Smith, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
East Duplin's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-6. As for North Lenoir, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
While East Duplin had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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