Kinston is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 19-1 to the Lejeune Devil Pups on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Kinston of the 22-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2023.
For Lejeune's part, Abigail Gonzalez was excellent, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kadence Gordon, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Kinston's loss dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Lejeune, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-9.
Kinston has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome East Duplin at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Duplin has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.23 runs per game on average), something Kinston will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Lejeune, they will head out on the road to challenge East Carteret at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lejeune will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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