Elkin had lost eight straight at home dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped down to 1-14 to make it nine. They came up short against the East Wilkes Cardinals, falling 15-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cardinals this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-4 back in March.
Elkin saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Jenkins, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double. Sky Smith was another, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
As for East Wilkes, their victory bumped their record up to 8-10. Considering they have won six games by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
On East Wilkes' side, they got a massive performance out of Gracelynn Whitt, who fired off two home runs while going 2-for-3. That's the most home runs Whitt has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Tesslea Colbert, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base.
Elkin didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 16-4 defeat against North Wilkes on the 20th. As for East Wilkes, they have also already played their next contest, a 12-2 win against Surry Central on the 20th.
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