North Lenoir stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs with a sharp 9-1 victory. The win was nothing new for North Lenoir as they're now sitting on three straight.
Petey Wiggins and Jackson Jenkins made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Wiggins tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Jenkins didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Wiggins scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Jenkins scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, North Lenoir got a massive performance out of Blake Crawford, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ethan Smith, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
On Wallace-Rose Hill's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reid Page, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
North Lenoir's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-3. As for Wallace-Rose Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Lenoir will square off against South Lenoir at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in South Lenoir's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches. As for Wallace-Rose Hill, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Heide Trask at 6:00 p.m. Wallace-Rose Hill is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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