North Lenoir stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They put the hurt on the Southwest Onslow Stallions with a sharp 10-2 victory. The win was nothing new for North Lenoir as they're now sitting on five straight.
Maddie Rouse made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Rouse has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Rouse was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Lakyn Whitley was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. Jayla Ross was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
On Southwest Onslow's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jamie Cook-Watt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
North Lenoir's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-1. As for Southwest Onslow, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
North Lenoir will be playing in front of their home fans against Wallace-Rose Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wallace-Rose Hill will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Southwest Onslow, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lejeune at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Lejeune is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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