The home team had won the previous three meetings between East Duplin and South Lenoir, and South Lenoir kept the tradition alive. The East Duplin Panthers fell just short of the South Lenoir Blue Devils by a score of 8-6 on Friday. If the Panthers were looking for revenge after losing 2-1 to the Blue Devils when the teams met back in April of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
East Duplin dropped their record down to 1-3 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.67 runs. As for South Lenoir, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East Duplin will welcome Kinston at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for South Lenoir, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Midway at 6:00 p.m. Midway's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so South Lenoir's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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