Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Wilkes). They blew past the Elkin Buckin' Elks 14-4 on Tuesday. With that victory, the Cardinals brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Elijah Johnson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. That stolen base marked the first that he snagged this season.
Seth Lambert
| 03/18/25 vs Elkin | 7 |
| 04/22/24 @ Avery County | 5 |
| 04/05/24 vs Alleghany | 3 |
| 03/28/24 @ South Stokes | 3 |
| 03/25/24 vs Avery County | 3 |
In other batting news, Seth Lambert was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, seven RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Dalton Wood also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
East Wilkes was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The win (which was East Wilkes' fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Elkin, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
East Wilkes will have a chance to go back-to-back against Elkin: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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