The James Kenan Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Pender Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for James Kenan's offense. They fell 4-0 to North Lenoir on Tuesday. James Kenan has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
James Kenan saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Grady, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Pender scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Union a 15-0 shutout. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
James Kenan's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Pender, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-8.
James Kenan might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Pender in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pender's Desmond Cromartie, who struck out 14 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that James Kenan knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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