Softball Game Preview: North Stokes Vikings vs. North Surry Greyhounds

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Previous 5 Games

04/25/18 - Home	9-6 W
04/12/17 - Away	7-3 W
04/12/17 - Home	6-1 W
03/30/16 - Away	16-3 W
03/23/16 - Home	10-0 W

North Stokes has gone a perfect 5-0 against North Surry recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Vikings will head out to face off against the Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. North Stokes has given up an average of 8.6 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

South Stokes hit North Stokes with a seven-run second inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Vikings lost 15-0 to the Sauras. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, North Surry unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of West Wilkes by a score of 3-1. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Greyhounds couldn't push the score so high this time.

North Surry's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for North Stokes, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11-1.

North Stokes beat North Surry 9-6 in their previous meeting back in April of 2018. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.