The Elkin Buckin' Elks will head out on the road to face off against the East Wilkes Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Elkin has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while East Wilkes will arrive with three straight victories.
Last Friday, Elkin didn't have quite enough to beat North Stokes and fell 4-3.
Elkin saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Thomas, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday East Wilkes sidestepped Wilkes Central for a 3-2 win. The three-run effort marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Praden Hatley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024.
East Wilkes' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Elkin, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Elkin suffered a grim 12-3 defeat to East Wilkes when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can Elkin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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