South Lenoir continues to show why it's one of the top 2A programs in the East. The Blue Devils erased a six-run deficit and surged past 3A C.B. Aycock, 12-11, on Monday night in the second game of the DBC Easter Classic at Historic Grainger Stadium.
North Lenoir got back on track Monday night, riding a dominant complete-game performance from Mason Sasser and a balanced offensive attack to a 7–3 win over North Duplin in the DBC Easter Tournament.
Greene Central delivered one of its most complete performances of the season Monday night, knocking off 1A powerhouse Bear Grass Charter 7-2 at Guy Smith Park.
With playoff seeding on the line and momentum slipping, North Lenoir needed a bounce-back performance on Saturday. Instead, the Hawks fell deeper into a troubling stretch, dropping an 11-2 decision to Rosewood in the opening round of the DBC Easter Classic at Historic Grainger Stadium.
South Lenoir rolled past North Duplin 13-2 in the opening round of the Dick Broadcasting Easter Baseball Classic, fueled by a relentless offense and error-free defense.
North Lenoir used a dominant fourth inning and a complete game from Maddie Rouse to secure a 7–1 win over East Duplin, completing the conference sweep and setting up a first-place showdown with South Lenoir.
Senior Cooper Williams struck out 14 in a complete-game performance as Bethel Christian Academy topped Greenville Christian Academy 8–2 to clinch the No. 1 playoff seed in a battle of unbeaten conference foes.
The Greene Central Rams played their second game in two days in a rematch against the Farmville Jaguars. The Rams dropped the first game to the Jaguars, losing 7-3. They came out with a different energy in the rematch, and behind stellar pitching by junior Riley Radford, the Rams won 4-3.
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Eight local high school baseball teams will compete in the three-day DBC Easter Classic presented by Pittman Agner at Historic Grainger Stadium from April 19–22, featuring four games daily.
McKinley Turner drove in four runs with two first-inning hits and Reagan Bumgarner struck out eight in a shutout effort as Woodington Raiders beat CSS 19-0 to move to 5-2 on the season.
Cannon Sumner drove in four runs and Jonas Joyner added three hits and four RBIs as the Woodington Raiders rolled to a 16-2 win over Contentnea Savannah School.
Frink improved to 6-5 on the season with an 8-5 road win over Parrott Academy, led by strong performances from Jesus Aguilar-Rubio, Mason Murphy, and Jacob Jones.
North Lenoir’s Brooklyn Payne has signed to play volleyball at Lenoir Community College after graduating early, fulfilling a lifelong dream through years of hard work and dedication.
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Bethel Christian Academy used a balanced offensive attack and strong pitching from Braden Cash to secure an 8-4 win over Dash United, improving to 8-4 ahead of a key matchup with Greenville Christian.
Farmville Central snapped Greene Central’s five-game win streak on Senior Night with a 7-3 victory, capitalizing on early offense and four Ram errors to tighten the Eastern Plains 2A race.
Maddie Rouse delivered a complete-game gem and drove in four runs to lead North Lenoir past East Duplin 5-1, setting up a crucial rematch Thursday with first place in the conference on the line.
North Lenoir fell to East Duplin in a 9-8 walk-off loss Tuesday night, despite two home runs and five RBIs from Carter Chadwick, tightening the conference race heading into Thursday’s rematch.
