West Stokes has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Morehead Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last four games West Stokes has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Tuesday, West Stokes narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past McMichael 9-8. That's two games straight that West Stokes has won by just one run.
Andru Hall was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Kahle Lickfeld was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Morehead can now show off 17 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Reidsville with a sharp 15-5 victory. 15 seems to be a good number for Morehead as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Zachary Grogan was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Anderson Nance, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
West Stokes is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Morehead, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Stokes has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Morehead struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
West Stokes might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Morehead in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nance, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that West Stokes knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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