South Stokes is 8-2 against North Stokes since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The South Stokes Sauras are on the road again to play the North Stokes Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
South Stokes' hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Starmount last Wednesday. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 1-0.
South Stokes saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddox Nelson, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, South Stokes didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Starmount only tossed eight.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but North Stokes had to settle for a 10-9 defeat against East Wilkes on Wednesday.
South Stokes has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-12 record this season. As for North Stokes, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-9.
South Stokes might still be hurting after the 9-3 defeat they got from North Stokes in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for South Stokes, Bryson Bennett (who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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