The North Lenoir Hawks will challenge the James Kenan Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Lenoir is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
North Lenoir is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Kinston 19-3 on Monday. Considering the Hawks have won 11 games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Hallie Fowler
| 04/28/25 @ Kinston | 7 |
| 03/07/25 @ Greene Central | 6 |
| 03/26/25 @ North Pitt | 4 |
| 03/21/25 vs Kinston | 4 |
| 04/24/24 vs Kinston | 4 |
Hallie Fowler made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up three earned runs off only one hit. Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
In other batting news, North Lenoir got a massive performance out of Kailey Bridwell, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most doubles Bridwell has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Allie Reaves, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
North Lenoir was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .615. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .345 or higher in six consecutive matches.
James Kenan might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 12-2 to South Lenoir, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
North Lenoir pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for James Kenan, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
North Lenoir took their victory against James Kenan in their previous matchup on April 1st by a conclusive 14-4 score. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
