Baseball Recap: North Stokes Drops Highest Score of Season Against South Stokes

Vikings

Team Score (Highest)

04/15/25 vs South Stokes	17
04/03/25 vs R.J. Reynolds	16
03/08/25 @ Bishop McGuinness	13
03/08/25 vs Bishop McGuinness	11
04/08/25 @ East Wilkes	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Stokes). Everything went their way against the South Stokes Sauras on Tuesday as they made off with a 17-5 win. With that victory, the Vikings brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.

Elijah Whicker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up five earned runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jackson Lester, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ryan Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

North Stokes' win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for South Stokes, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.

Coming up, North Stokes will challenge East Wilkes at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. South Stokes will be paying especially close attention to the Vikings' match: after the Vikings faces off against the Cardinals, they'll take on South Stokes again at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.