North Duplin is 9-1 against Union since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The North Duplin Rebels will head out on the road to challenge the Union Spartans at 6:00 p.m. North Duplin is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
North Duplin is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Lakewood (and have done all season long). North Duplin put the hurt on Lakewood with a sharp 8-1 victory on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for North Duplin.
Hunt Pate made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Pate has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Pate was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Tanner Kornegay was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Garris Warren was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, sadly, Union is still looking for their first win of the season after ten games. They suffered a rough 20-0 defeat at the hands of Rosewood on Monday.
North Duplin has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Union, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Everything went North Duplin's way against Union when the teams last played back in March as North Duplin made off with a 20-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Duplin 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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