After two games on the road, South Stokes is heading back home. They will take on the North Stokes Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Stokes will be strutting in after a victory while North Stokes will be coming in after a loss.
South Stokes will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a eight-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Elkin on Friday. South Stokes came out on top in a nail-biter against Elkin and snuck past 11-9.
Samuel Kidd was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. Kidd was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, South Stokes got a big performance out of William Tilley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Alex Ferris, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, North Stokes was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 16-9 to North Surry.
North Stokes saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Lester, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Lester has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
South Stokes' win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-15. As for North Stokes, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13.
South Stokes suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to North Stokes when the teams last played last Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Stokes' Elijah Whicker, who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Now that South Stokes knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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