Baseball Game Preview: Corinth Holders Pirates vs. Wake Forest Cougars

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05/14/24 - Away	1-2 L
02/29/24 - Home	3-2 W
05/26/23 - Away	4-9 L
05/25/23 - Home	1-3 L
05/23/23 - Away	6-3 W
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Corinth Holders and Wake Forest are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Pirates will face off against the Cougars on Tuesday. Corinth Holders will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.

Corinth Holders is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Leesville Road by a score of 4-1.

Meanwhile, Wake Forest faced Cardinal Gibbons in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Cougars had just enough and edged out the Crusaders 8-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.

Carson Crider tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.

On the hitting side, Wake Forest got a big performance out of Ian Williams, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Cole Rogers also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Corinth Holders pushed their record up to 23-3 with the victory, which was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Wake Forest, their victory bumped their record up to 18-6.