North Lenoir entered their tilt with East Duplin with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the East Duplin Panthers on Tuesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as North Lenoir also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Blake Crawford was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base. Ethan Smith was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
On East Duplin's side, Kyle Kern was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, East Duplin saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sawyer Marshburn, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Baines Raynor, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
North Lenoir's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for East Duplin, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-6.
North Lenoir will have a chance to go back-to-back against East Duplin: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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