South Stokes is 4-0 against Elkin since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The South Stokes Sauras will be playing at home against the Elkin Buckin' Elks at 7:00 p.m. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for South Stokes and four for Elkin.
South Stokes might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-5 to North Stokes, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
South Stokes saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddox Nelson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, South Stokes didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 15 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Elkin fell victim to Mount Airy and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 6-0 walloping at the hands of the Granite Bears. The match marked the first time this season in which Elkin was not able to get on the board.
South Stokes' loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Elkin, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-15.
South Stokes skirted past Elkin 5-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will South Stokes repeat their success, or does Elkin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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