South Lenoir is 5-0 against James Kenan since March of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The South Lenoir Blue Devils will head out on the road to challenge the James Kenan Tigers at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Lenoir has four straight victories, James Kenan has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, it was close, but South Lenoir sidestepped East Duplin for a 2-1 win.
Callie Tyndall spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits.
At the plate, South Lenoir saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Makenzie Herring, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Rylan Wade was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but James Kenan had to settle for a 6-4 defeat against Wallace-Rose Hill on Thursday.
South Lenoir's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5. As for James Kenan, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Everything went South Lenoir's way against James Kenan in their previous meeting back in March as South Lenoir made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Lenoir since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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