Baseball Preview: Rolesville Rams vs. Wake Forest Cougars
Rolesville is 1-9 against Wake Forest since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Rolesville Rams will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wake Forest Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Rolesville will be strutting in after a victory while Wake Forest will be coming in after a loss.
Rolesville scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They never let Knightdale onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The victory was just what Rolesville needed coming off of a 7-1 defeat in their prior game.
Knightdale's batters probably weren't too happy with Nate Hollenbeck, who pitched a no hitter and racked up eight Ks (he gave up a single walk). Hollenbeck has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Carter DeSilva was a standout: he scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jayshawn Richardson, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of 12 wins, Wake Forest's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Heritage by a score of 2-1.
Carson Crider was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Wake Forest saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Brittain, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Rolesville's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-10. As for Wake Forest, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Rolesville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wake Forest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Rolesville came up short against Wake Forest when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 4-1. Thankfully for Rolesville, Cooper Allen (who struck out 13 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two 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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