Baseball Recap: West Stokes Wildcats vs. Walkertown Wolfpack
West Stokes's game last Saturday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Walkertown Wolfpack with a sharp 13-2 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what West Stokes needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Eli Spainhour and William Santoro did most of the damage at the plate: Spainhour scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Santoro scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Jacob Hooker was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases.
On Walkertown's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Clifton Olmedo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
West Stokes has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Walkertown, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-8.
West Stokes will be playing in front of their home fans against Walkertown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Walkertown, they will play host again on Thursday to welcome Oak Ridge Military Academy, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Walkertown is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
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