Northside - Pinetown is 0-3 against North Duplin since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Northside - Pinetown Panthers will be staying on the road to face off against the North Duplin Rebels. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Northside - Pinetown: 2.2, North Duplin: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Northside - Pinetown is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Perquimans by a score of 7-3.
Isabella Boykin was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Boykin has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Boykin was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kenan Woolard was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. Megan Hopkins was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, North Duplin stacked a 15th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Everything went their way against East Columbus as North Duplin made off with a 13-2 victory. The win was nothing new for North Duplin as they're now sitting on 15 straight.
Like Northside - Pinetown, North Duplin also got a great game from a two-way player: Lilly Fulghum. She struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Fulghum was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, North Duplin got a massive performance out of Addison Higginbotham, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Reece Outlaw, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Northside - Pinetown is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for North Duplin, their victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-1.
Northside - Pinetown came up short against North Duplin in their previous meeting back in May of 2016, falling 8-5. Thankfully for Northside - Pinetown, Rylee Pate (who struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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