East Wilkes waltzed into their game on Friday with 13 straight wins... but they left with 14. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the North Stokes Vikings a 16-0 shutout. Considering East Wilkes has won ten matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
East Wilkes' victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2. As for North Stokes, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-11.
East Wilkes will head out on the road to square off against West Forsyth at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (West Forsyth: 1.6, East Wilkes: 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for North Stokes, they will be playing at home against Leadership Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. North Stokes is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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