Baseball Preview: North Forsyth Vikings vs. West Stokes Wildcats
North Forsyth is 0-6 against West Stokes since March of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The North Forsyth Vikings will be staying on the road to face off against the West Stokes Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
North Forsyth's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Morehead on Friday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-0 to the Panthers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, West Stokes came tearing into Thursday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Phoenix and snuck past 5-4. That's two games straight that West Stokes has won by just one run.
Dylan Gastley made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out 12 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Gastley was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyler Moran, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Kahle Lickfeld was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
North Forsyth's defeat dropped their record down to 0-15. As for West Stokes, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
North Forsyth might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from West Stokes in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Stokes' Spencer Boles, who struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Now that North Forsyth knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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