With a playoff game on the line, South Stokes rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Bishop McGuinness Villains by a score of 10-6. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for South Stokes considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Maddox Nelson made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Nelson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Nelson was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Samuel Kidd was excellent, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Levi Bailey, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
South Stokes is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-16 record this season. As for Bishop McGuinness, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-6.
South Stokes will head out on the road to take on Cherryville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cherryville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so South Stokes' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Bishop McGuinness does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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