Baseball Recap: East Wilkes Extends Winning Streak to Three

Cardinals

Previous 3 Games

04/28/25 vs Elkin	9-1
04/23/25 vs Starmount	6-5
04/22/25 @ Starmount	6-4

East Wilkes had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Everything went their way against the Elkin Buckin' Elks as they made off with a 9-1 victory. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent win being a 5-2 victory back in March.

Elijah Johnson and Seth Lambert made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Johnson struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Meanwhile, Lambert tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the most strikeouts Johnson has posted since back in March. At bat, Johnson went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Lambert went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Braylen Walker was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with three runs and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Jones, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs.

East Wilkes kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in three consecutive matchups.

East Wilkes' record now sits at 14-6. As for Elkin, their loss dropped their record down to 6-16.

East Wilkes has already played their next game, a 6-1 win against Mount Airy on the 29th. As for Elkin, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 13-3 defeat against South Stanly on the 6th.