Vikings
| 03/26/25 @ Elkin | 17 |
| 03/25/25 vs Owen | 9 |
| 03/11/25 @ Madison | 8 |
| 03/10/25 vs Freedom | 7 |
| 03/21/25 @ Draughn | 3 |
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Owen, Avery County was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Elkin Buckin' Elks as Avery County made off with a 17-8 win. The Vikings' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Avery County let Aaron King and Oak Markland run wild. King scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances, while Markland got on base in five of his six plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Forbes, who scored three runs while going 3-for-6.
Avery County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .580. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive matches.
Avery County's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for Elkin, they dropped their record down to 3-9 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Coming up, Avery County will challenge Owen at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Owen has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12 runs per game on average), something Avery County will no doubt try to take advantage of. Elkin has already played their next game (against North Iredell), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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