Baseball Recap: North Stokes Comes Up Short

North Stokes was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell 8-5 to the South Stokes Sauras. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Sauras this season, with their most recent defeat being a 11-1 loss back in March.

Austin Stowe stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Adrian Tynio was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.

North Stokes' defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for South Stokes, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. North Stokes will take on rival South Davidson at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, South Stokes is set to challenge their familiar foe Bishop McGuinness at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.