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| 04/30/24 - Home | 20-5 W |
| 04/09/24 - Home | 12-2 W |
| 05/01/23 - Home | 22-1 W |
| 04/04/23 - Away | 20-0 W |
| 04/28/22 - Away | 17-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
North Duplin has gone 9-1 against Hobbton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. North Duplin will head out on the road to take on Hobbton at 6:00 p.m. North Duplin is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
North Duplin's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Monday, when they got past East Duplin's usually-dominant pitching crew. North Duplin walked away with a 12-7 win over East Duplin.
The team relied heavily on Addison Higginbotham, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Abigail Brown (Norris), who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
North Duplin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .514. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .407 or higher in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 20 runs the game before, Hobbton was a bit more limited in their match on Monday. They came up short against Pender, falling 12-2. The Wildcats have struggled against the Patriots recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Hobbton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zannah Hairr, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles. Those two doubles gave Hairr a new career-high.
North Duplin's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Hobbton, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Hobbton's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: North Duplin has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .526. It's a different story for Hobbton, though, as they've only averaged .363. Will they be able to contain North Duplin's hitters?
North Duplin took their victory against Hobbton when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 20-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Duplin since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
