North Duplin is 10-0 against Lakewood 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 Lakewood Leopards at 6:00 p.m. Lakewood took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on North Duplin, who comes in off a win.
After only two runs in their last contest, North Duplin made sure to put some runs up on the board against East Duplin on Monday. North Duplin put the hurt on East Duplin with a sharp 11-1 win. Considering North Duplin has won three matches by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Outlaw Reece was a standout: she scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Reece is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Addison Higginbotham, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lakewood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. Their rough 10-2 loss to Union might stick with them for a while.
North Duplin's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Lakewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
North Duplin took their win against Lakewood when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 21-3. Does North Duplin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lakewood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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