East Duplin has gone 9-1 against James Kenan recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as East Duplin Panthers challenge James Kenan Tigers at 6:00 p.m. East Duplin is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
East Duplin's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Wallace-Rose Hill by a score of 4-0.
Kyle Kern
| 03/21/25 @ Wallace-Rose Hill | 14 |
| 03/12/24 @ James Kenan | 12 |
| 03/06/25 @ Clinton | 10 |
| 02/28/25 @ West Columbus | 10 |
| 03/14/25 @ South Lenoir | 9 |
Wallace-Rose Hill's batters probably weren't too happy with Kyle Kern, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 14 Ks (he gave up three walks). Those 14 strikeouts gave Kern a new career-high.
At the plate, Gavin Holmes was excellent, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases. East Duplin is undefeated when Holmes posts two or more stolen bases, but 1-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Rouse, who scored two runs and stole three bases.
Meanwhile, James Kenan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Southwest Onslow, falling 14-3.
James Kenan's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for East Duplin, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Everything went East Duplin's way against James Kenan in their previous meeting last Wednesday, as East Duplin made off with an 11-0 victory. Will East Duplin repeat their success, or does James Kenan has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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