Cardinals
| 04/15/25 @ Alleghany | 21-0 |
| 04/09/25 @ Elkin | 17-1 |
| 04/04/25 vs Mount Airy | 14-2 |
| 04/02/25 @ Forbush | 3-2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Starmount | 10-2 |
| + 6 more games |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Wilkes). They blew past the Alleghany Trojans 21-0 on Tuesday. The win was familiar territory for the Cardinals, who have now won 11 games in a row.
Zoe Cheek made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, East Wilkes let Tesslea Colbert and Lilly Hendren run wild. Colbert went 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple, while Hendren went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. That triple was Colbert's first of the season. Gracelynn Whitt was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
East Wilkes was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .714. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive contests.
East Wilkes pushed their record up to 14-4 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Alleghany, they are on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-16.
East Wilkes has already played their next matchup, a 14-2 victory against Lawrence Academy on the 18th. As for Alleghany, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 10-8 defeat against Elkin on the 17th.
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