Preview: South Stokes Sauras vs. East Wilkes Cardinals
The South Stokes Sauras will head out on the road to square off against the East Wilkes Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South Stokes has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four, while East Wilkes will come in with five straight victories.
On Monday, South Stokes came up short against Bishop McGuinness and fell 7-3.
South Stokes saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Levi Bailey, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, East Wilkes was able to grind out a solid win over Avery County on Monday, taking the game 9-4.
Praden Hatley looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Logan Brown relieved him and did a solid job, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits.
South Stokes' defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for East Wilkes, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
South Stokes skirted past East Wilkes 2-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will South Stokes repeat their success, or does East Wilkes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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