East Duplin let North Lenoir stack four runs on them in the third inning on Thursday but luckily East Duplin prevailed anyway. The Panthers came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hawks, sneaking past 5-4. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by just one run.
East Duplin let Austin Rouse and Sawyer Marshburn run wild. Rouse went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI, while Marshburn went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That home run marked the first that Rouse has launched this season.
Panthers
| 04/17/25 @ North Lenoir | 5-4 |
| 04/15/25 vs North Lenoir | 9-8 |
| 04/10/25 vs Wallace-Rose Hill | 4-1 |
The win (which was East Duplin's third in a row) raised their record to 10-6. As for North Lenoir, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East Duplin will welcome Southern Wayne at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for North Lenoir, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Rosewood at 1:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Hawks 4.1, the Eagles 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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