Baseball Recap: Rolesville Victorious

It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Rolesville ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the East Wake Warriors, sneaking past 11-10. The high-scoring effort was just what the Rams needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.

Carson Ashoo looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has become a key player for Rolesville: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 7-10 otherwise.

Max Liriano

Hits (Career)

04/16/25 @ East Wake	3
03/31/25 @ Apex	2
03/15/25 vs South Central	2
04/14/25 vs Wake Forest	1
03/22/25 vs Farmville Central	1

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Max Liriano, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter DeSilva, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.

Rolesville hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four batters in five consecutive matchups.

Rolesville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-11 record this season. As for East Wake, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-12.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rolesville will square off against Wake Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Rams' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cougars have averaged an impressive 8.5 runs per game this season. As for East Wake, they will challenge West Johnston at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Wildcats' pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so the Warriors' hitters will have their work cut out for them.