Lumberton entered their game against North Forrest on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Panthers fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 4-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-3 last Friday.
Hunner Long and Kaden Smith did some serious damage despite the final result: Long went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI, while Smith got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one triple. That RBI marked the first that Long has brought in this season.
Lumberton now has a losing record of 3-4. As for North Forrest, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
Coming up, Lumberton is taking a road trip to challenge Perry Central at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for North Forrest, they will be playing at home against Forrest County Agricultural at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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