East Duplin scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Kinston Vikings a 20-0 shutout. Considering East Duplin has won three contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
JP Murphy looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Gabriel Faulkner relieved him and did a solid job, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, East Duplin got a massive performance out of Gavin Holmes, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Holmes has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Sawyer Marshburn, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
East Duplin has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Kinston, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
East Duplin will be playing at home against Southwest Onslow at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southwest Onslow is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season. As for Kinston, they will head out on the road to face off against Wallace-Rose Hill at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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