East Wilkes has won four straight games at home, while South Stokes has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Cardinals will host the Sauras at 5:00 p.m. East Wilkes' pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so South Stokes' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Wednesday, East Wilkes made easy work of Elkin and carried off a 17-1 victory. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, South Stokes gave up the first runs on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Bethany Community.
East Wilkes is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for South Stokes, their win bumped their record up to 11-4.
East Wilkes skirted past South Stokes 7-5 when the teams last played back in March. Do the Cardinals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Sauras turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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