Hawks
| 02/28/25 vs Greene Central | 18 |
| 03/26/25 @ North Pitt | 17 |
| 03/21/25 vs Kinston | 15 |
| 04/04/25 @ Southwest Onslow | 14 |
| 03/07/25 @ Greene Central | 13 |
North Lenoir waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the East Duplin Panthers 7-1. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
Maddie Rouse was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lakyn Whitley, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games she's played. Jayla Ross was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
North Lenoir pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for East Duplin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-7.
North Lenoir will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Kinston at 4:00 p.m. on the 28th. The Vikings have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.4 runs per game on average), something the Hawks will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for East Duplin, they will be playing at home against White Oak at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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