Cardinals
| 04/18/25 vs Lawrence Academy | 14-2 |
| 04/15/25 @ Alleghany | 21-0 |
| 04/09/25 @ Elkin | 17-1 |
| 04/04/25 vs Mount Airy | 14-2 |
| 04/02/25 @ Forbush | 3-2 |
| + 7 more games |
East Wilkes entered their tilt with Lawrence Academy on Friday with 11 consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 12. They put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 14-2 victory. Considering the Cardinals have won ten games by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Chloe Andrews made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with one home run and two runs. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, East Wilkes let Gracelynn Whitt and Tesslea Colbert run wild. Whitt went 3-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Colbert went 3-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits Colbert has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylee Byrd, who went 2-for-4 with two runs.
East Wilkes was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .421. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lawrence Academy only posted a batting average of .250.
East Wilkes' win bumped their record up to 15-4. As for Lawrence Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-5.
East Wilkes wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 4-3 victory against Camden County on the 18th. As for Lawrence Academy, they will venture away from home to square off against Faith Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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