Pender had lost five straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 2-17 to make it six. They lost 14-2 to the East Duplin Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 18-1 on Tuesday.
As for East Duplin, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-5. Considering they have won six matchups by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
For East Duplin's part, Brayden Jones looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Jones has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, East Duplin got a massive performance out of Colton Holmes, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and two runs. Those three hits gave Holmes a new career-high. Hayes Lanier was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with three RBI and two runs.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Pender is set to take on their familiar foe Heide Trask at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, East Duplin will challenge rival South Lenoir at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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