Baseball Preview: South Stokes Sauras vs. Starmount Rams
South Stokes is 8-0 against Starmount since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The South Stokes Sauras will head out on the road to challenge the Starmount Rams at 7:00 p.m. South Stokes is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
South Stokes lost a heartbreaker to East Surry when they met back in May of 2021, and they left with a heavy heart again on Thursday. South Stokes fell 4-1 to East Surry.
South Stokes saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Levi Bailey, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Starmount put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over North Wilkes. The win was familiar territory for Starmount who now have four in a row.
South Stokes' defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Starmount, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. South Stokes has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Starmount struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
South Stokes skirted past Starmount 6-4 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will South Stokes repeat their success, or does Starmount have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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