Baseball Game Preview: Southwest Onslow Stallions vs. North Lenoir Hawks

The Southwest Onslow Stallions will head out to face off against the North Lenoir Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Southwest Onslow is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.6 runs per game this season.

Last Tuesday, Southwest Onslow made easy work of Wallace-Rose Hill and carried off a 13-6 win. The Stallions haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.

The team relied heavily on Logan Marks, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Tyler Randolph, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, North Lenoir was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost an 8-7 heartbreaker at the hands of Midway.

Blayden Pridgen made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-4. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season.

Southwest Onslow's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for North Lenoir, they now have a losing record of 2-3.

North Lenoir's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Southwest Onslow hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .372. It's a different story for North Lenoir, though, as they've only averaged .230. Will they be able to contain Southwest Onslow's hitters?

Southwest Onslow came up short against North Lenoir in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 5-0. Can Southwest Onslow avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.