West Wilkes fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Watauga on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Watauga Pioneers by a score of 4-3. The defeat continues a trend for West Wilkes in their matchups with Watauga: they've now lost four in a row.
For Watauga's part, they let Evan Burroughs and Jake Henderson loose on the outfield. Burroughs scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Henderson went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
West Wilkes' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-9. As for Watauga, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
West Wilkes will head out on the road to face off against Wilkes Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. West Wilkes is facing Wilkes Central at the right time seeing as Wilkes Central is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Watauga, they will head out on the road to take on Ashe County at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Watauga's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Ashe County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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