There's no place like home for North Lenoir, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against the West Craven Eagles by a score of 6-1 on Friday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 11-9 back in March.
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Daniel Boyette made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He is becoming a predictor of North Lenoir's success: when he posts at least ten strikeouts the team is 2-1 (and 8-9 when he doesn't). Boyette was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mason Murphy, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Israel Almanza was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one double.
The win got North Lenoir back to even at 10-10. As for West Craven, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-11.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. North Lenoir will square off against rival North Johnston at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, West Craven is set to take on their familiar foe SouthWest Edgecombe at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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