Baseball Game Preview: East Wilkes Cardinals vs. North Stokes Vikings

The East Wilkes Cardinals are taking a road trip to square off against the North Stokes Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Wilkes will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.

East Wilkes will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Mount Airy, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Cardinals came out on top against the Granite Bears by a score of 6-1 on Tuesday.

Dalton Wood spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits.

Meanwhile, North Stokes earned an 11-8 victory over South Stokes on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.

The team relied heavily on Ryan Smith, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Lester, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

North Stokes pushed their record up to 18-7 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for East Wilkes, their win bumped their record up to 15-6.

East Wilkes might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from North Stokes in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.