With a playoff game on the line, North Duplin rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They blew past the Lejeune Devil Pups 14-4. The win was nothing new for North Duplin as they're now sitting on 13 straight.
Ady Spence made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Spence was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Reece Outlaw, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Zamudio Gabby, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Lejeune's side, Abigail Gonzalez was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-2 with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Taylor, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
North Duplin pushed their record up to 15-1 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lejeune, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
North Duplin will challenge Pender on Friday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. Lejeune does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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