North Lenoir has not done well against East Duplin recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The North Lenoir Hawks narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the East Duplin Panthers 16-15. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
The team relied heavily on Lakyn Whitley, who went 4-for-5 with four runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Hallie Fowler, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI and two runs.
On East Duplin's side, they got a massive performance out of Kinsley Bond, who went 5-for-5 with a home run, seven RBI, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Karsyn Parker, who scored five runs while going 5-for-5.
Even though they lost, East Duplin kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 20 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
North Lenoir's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for East Duplin, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
North Lenoir will have a chance to go back-to-back against East Duplin: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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