North Lenoir is 5-0 against Wallace-Rose Hill since March of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The North Lenoir Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Lenoir's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Southwest Onslow by a score of 5-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for North Lenoir.
Garrett Byrd made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Byrd has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Byrd was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Blake Crawford, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Jackson Jenkins, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Wallace-Rose Hill narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past James Kenan 7-5.
Like North Lenoir, Wallace-Rose Hill also got a great game from a two-way player: Caden Gavin. On the mound, Gavin didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Dallas James didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over four innings pitched. At the plate, Gavin scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-4, while James scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kaiden Liu was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Brooks, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
North Lenoir's victory bumped their record up to 16-3. As for Wallace-Rose Hill, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. North Lenoir has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wallace-Rose Hill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went North Lenoir's way against Wallace-Rose Hill in their previous matchup back in March as North Lenoir made off with a 12-2 win. Does North Lenoir have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wallace-Rose Hill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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