It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact North Duplin can now relate to. They fell just short of the Voyager Academy Vikings by a score of 2-1 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Rebels couldn't push the score so high this time.
North Duplin saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Garris Warren, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Rebels
| 05/08/26 @ Voyager Academy | 1-2 |
| 05/05/26 vs Eno River Academy | 10-0 |
| 04/30/26 @ Lakewood | 17-11 |
| 04/28/26 vs West Columbus | 4-2 |
| 04/22/26 vs Rosewood | 0-13 |
With the loss, North Duplin broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-7. As for Voyager Academy, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6.
North Duplin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Voyager Academy, they will face off against Perquimans County on Tuesday.
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