Softball Preview: Knightdale Knights vs. Wakefield Wolverines
Knightdale has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Wakefield Wolverines at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Knightdale's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Millbrook on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-0 walloping at the hands of the Wildcats. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Knightdale in their matchups with Millbrook: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Wakefield can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Heritage as Wakefield made off with an 11-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for Wakefield who now have six in a row.
Dayna Bland spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Wakefield got a massive performance out of Brooke Masingale, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren McDonald, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Knightdale's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Wakefield, their victory was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-2.
Knightdale suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Wakefield in their previous matchup on April 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wakefield's Aniela Piscorik, who struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Knightdale knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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