The East Wilkes Cardinals will take on the Elkin Buckin' Elks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East Wilkes has three straight wins, Elkin has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While East Wilkes' victory against Wilkes Central wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. East Wilkes came out on top in a nail-biter against Wilkes Central on Monday, sneaking past 3-2. The three-run effort marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring matchup 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.
Meanwhile, Elkin didn't have quite enough to beat North Stokes on Friday 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.
East Wilkes pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for Elkin, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Everything went East Wilkes' way against Elkin when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as East Wilkes made off with a 12-3 victory. Will East Wilkes repeat their success, or does Elkin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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