Hawks
| 02/28/25 vs Greene Central | 18 |
| 03/26/25 @ North Pitt | 17 |
| 04/28/25 @ Kinston | 16 |
| 05/06/25 vs SouthWest Edgecombe | 15 |
| 03/21/25 vs Kinston | 15 |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only North Lenoir walked away with it. They put the hurt on the South Granville Vikings with a sharp 9-1 victory on Tuesday. Considering the Hawks have won 14 matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Maddie Rouse made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lakyn Whitley, who went 2-for-5 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April. Norah Wine was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one run.
North Lenoir is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for South Granville, their loss ended a 13-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-4.
North Lenoir will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Vikings: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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