East Wilkes waltzed into their contest on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Everything went their way against the South Stokes Sauras as they made off with a 12-4 win. Considering East Wilkes has won three games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Dalton Wood made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits. Wood was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Seth Lambert, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Ayden Guessford, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On South Stokes' side, Maddox Nelson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Monday, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
East Wilkes' victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for South Stokes, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat East Wilkes by a score of 8-4 later that day.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
