Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elkin). They walked away with a 14-9 win over the Watauga Pioneers on Thursday. With that victory, the Buckin' Elks brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Alyssa Jenkins was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and five unearned) runs off nine hits. Jenkins was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in runs.
In other batting news, Mackenzie White was a standout: she scored two runs while going 4-for-5. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoey Cincotti, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Elkin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .628. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Watauga only posted an OBP of .222.
Buckin' Elks
| 03/06/25 vs Watauga | 14-9 |
| 02/28/25 vs Wilkes Central | 6-5 |
| 05/08/24 vs Cornerstone Charter | 15-0 |
| 05/01/24 vs South Stokes | 9-7 |
| 04/29/24 vs Alleghany | 19-0 |
| + 6 more games |
Elkin's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Watauga, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Coming up, Elkin will host North Stokes at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Watauga, they will head out on the road to square off against West Wilkes at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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