The North Stokes Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Reidsville Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
North Stokes will bounce into Monday's match after beating South Stokes, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. North Stokes beat South Stokes on Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for North Stokes.
Elijah Whicker spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on five hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Cash Dalton was a standout: he scored three runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Lester, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Reidsville put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Wednesday. They never let Salisbury onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. Reidsville might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six matchups by six runs or more this season.
North Stokes now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Reidsville, their win bumped their record up to 8-10.
North Stokes skirted past Reidsville 13-12 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Stokes since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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