North Lenoir waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Southwest Onslow Stallions. For North Lenoir, this counts as revenge for the 15-9 defeat Southwest Onslow walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Jackson Jenkins spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on five hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Blake Crawford was a standout: he scored a run while going 2-for-2. Carter Chadwick was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
On Southwest Onslow's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tate Whitehead, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
North Lenoir's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Southwest Onslow, they have fallen quite a ways from their 17-5 record last season and are now at 2-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Lenoir will take on Wallace-Rose Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Lenoir is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Southwest Onslow, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against James Kenan at 6:00 p.m.
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