West Wilkes baseball downs South Stokes, 5-2

West Wilkes baseball team only managed five hits but got RBIs from five different players in a 5-2 second-round state playoff victory over South Stokes on Wednesday in Millers Creek.

West Wilkes scored two runs in the second inning, one in the third and two in the fourth after a nearly two-hour rain delay. The game was rained out Tuesday night as well.

Shut out for six innings despite outhitting West Wilkes 9-5, the Sauras cut the lead to 5-2 in the seventh on a two-run homer from Josh Bray. Will Shepherd got the win for the Blackhawks. Ryan Smith took the loss for the Sauras.

West Wilkes (16-10) will play at home Friday night in the third round, hosting East Montgomery, the No. 4 seed out of the Yadkin Valley Conference. East Montgomery (16-11) upset East Surry 5-2 on Tuesday, knocking out the Northwest’s top 1A team from the playoffs.