East Wilkes is 2-8 against West Wilkes since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The East Wilkes Cardinals will look to defend their home field against the West Wilkes Blackhawks at 7:00 p.m. East Wilkes will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
East Wilkes put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Thomasville a 10-0 shutout.
Logan Brown looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kayden Oliver, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Mason Sparks, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, West Wilkes' good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They suffered a tough 11-4 loss at the hands of East Surry.
East Wilkes has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for West Wilkes, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6.
East Wilkes took their victory against West Wilkes in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 11-5. Will East Wilkes repeat their success, or does West Wilkes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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