East Wilkes's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Mount Airy Granite Bears as the East Wilkes Cardinals made off with a 17-2 victory. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Granite Bears recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Chloe Andrews and Zoe Cheek were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Andrews tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Cheek pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Andrews went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one double, while Cheek scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Cheek also put up an RBI, which was her first of the season.
Gracelynn Whitt
| 03/11/25 @ Mount Airy | 4 |
| 03/01/25 vs Eastern Alamance | 3 |
| 03/05/25 vs East Forsyth | 2 |
| 03/01/25 @ South Caldwell | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gracelynn Whitt, who went 3-for-5 with one home run, four runs, and two RBI. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Tesslea Colbert was another key player, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
East Wilkes was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mount Airy only posted a batting average of .050.
The victory got East Wilkes back to even at 3-3. As for Mount Airy, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Looking ahead, East Wilkes will face off against Reagan at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Reagan will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something East Wilkes surely won't give up without a fight. As for Mount Airy, they will take on North Stokes at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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