North Lenoir is on a four-game streak of home wins, while East Duplin is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The North Lenoir Hawks will take on the East Duplin Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Lenoir is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
North Lenoir proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by ten) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past South Lenoir 9-7.
North Lenoir got a massive performance out of Mason Sasser, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ethan Smith, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, East Duplin fell victim to Southwest Onslow and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They suffered a tough 14-0 defeat at the hands of the Stallions. The game marked that first time this year in which East Duplin was not able to get on the board.
North Lenoir's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for East Duplin, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. North Lenoir has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like East Duplin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
North Lenoir came out on top in a nail-biter against East Duplin in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 8-7. Will North Lenoir repeat their success, or does East Duplin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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