With a playoff win on the line, North Stokes rose to the challenge on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the Union Academy Cardinals. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Vikings have posted since March 21st.
The team relied heavily on Jackson Lester, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
North Stokes has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Union Academy, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-16.
As of now, neither North Stokes nor the Cardinals have any future games scheduled.
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