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| 03/21/25 - Home | 18-0 W |
| 04/12/24 - Home | 19-0 W |
| 03/08/24 - Away | 20-0 W |
| 05/02/23 - Home | 16-0 W |
| 03/28/23 - Away | 32-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
North Lenoir has gone a perfect 10-0 against Kinston recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Vikings at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Lenoir has nine straight victories, Kinston has 27 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, North Lenoir had just enough and edged out Wallace-Rose Hill 4-3. That's two games straight that the Hawks have won by just one run.
North Lenoir saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Clark, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Kinston lost 11-1 to James Kenan on Friday.
North Lenoir's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Kinston, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
Kinston's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. North Lenoir has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Kinston, though, as they've been averaging only 2.5 strikeouts. Will North Lenoir keep running through batters, or will the Vikings buck the trend?
Everything went North Lenoir's way against Kinston in their previous matchup back in March, as North Lenoir made off with an 18-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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