Baseball Recap: Wilkes Central Comes Up Short

The home team had won the previous three meetings between Wilkes Central and West Wilkes, and West Wilkes kept the tradition alive. The Eagles lost 8-2 to the Blackhawks on Monday. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Blackhawks this season, with their most recent defeat being a 1-0 loss on Thursday.

Wilkes Central's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-17. As for West Wilkes, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-11 record this season.

Wilkes Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Wilkes, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 7-4 loss against North Surry on the 29th.