South Lenoir entered their tilt with East Duplin with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the East Duplin Panthers on Friday and snuck past 2-1. For South Lenoir, this counts as revenge for the 6-0 loss East Duplin walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Callie Tyndall spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits.
On the hitting side, South Lenoir's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Makenzie Herring, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Rylan Wade, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
On East Duplin's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Zoe Turner gave up just two earned runs on four hits.
At the plate, Karsyn Parker was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
South Lenoir is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for East Duplin, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
South Lenoir will head out on the road to face off against James Kenan at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. South Lenoir is facing James Kenan at the right time seeing as James Kenan is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for East Duplin, they will head out on the road to take on Kinston at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kinston is coming into the match with five straight losses at home, meaning East Duplin will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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