East Wilkes scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Elkin Buckin' Elks as the East Wilkes Cardinals made off with a 12-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for East Wilkes.
Jace Samples and Seth Lambert made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Samples pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Lambert pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits (he also only allowed one walk). At the plate, Samples scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4, while Lambert scored a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kayden Oliver, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayden Guessford, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Elkin's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Steele, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
East Wilkes' win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Elkin, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
East Wilkes will look to defend their home field on Friday against North Wilkes at 4:00 p.m. East Wilkes is facing North Wilkes at the right time seeing as North Wilkes is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Elkin, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Starmount at 7:00 p.m. on April 2nd.
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