James Kenan is 0-5 against South Lenoir since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The James Kenan Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Lenoir Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m.
James Kenan is is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Thursday. They fell just short of Wallace-Rose Hill by a score of 7-5.
Eli Avent was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Grady, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, James Kenan didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, South Lenoir gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over East Duplin. The victory made it back-to-back wins for South Lenoir.
James Kenan's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for South Lenoir, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5.
James Kenan suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to South Lenoir in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South Lenoir's Braxton Byrd, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Now that James Kenan knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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