Baseball Preview: Surry Central Golden Eagles vs. Elkin Buckin' Elks
Surry Central is 7-2 against Elkin since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Surry Central Golden Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Elkin Buckin' Elks at 4:30 p.m. Surry Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Surry Central can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on North Wilkes with a sharp 13-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Surry Central.
Garrett Higgins was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Brayden Woodring was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Elkin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of South Stokes.
Surry Central's victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-11. As for Elkin, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Surry Central has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Elkin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Surry Central's way against Elkin in their previous matchup back in March as Surry Central made off with a 20-4 win. Does Surry Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Elkin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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