Softball Recap: Taylor Jones' big game can't quite lead Wake Forest over Garner

By Team Reports Jun 2, 2024, 1:44pm

Softball Recap: Wake Forest Cougars vs. Garner Trojans

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Wake Forest can now relate to. They fell just short of the Garner Trojans by a score of 3-2 on Friday. Wake Forest has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Wake Forest saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Jones, who went 3-for-3 with a home run and a double. Jones has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.

On Garner's side, Claire Herman and Gabriela Mizelle did most of the damage at the plate: Herman scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4, while Mizelle scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.

Wake Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 18-8. As for Garner, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-2 record this season.

Wake Forest does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Garner, they will be playing at home against Weddington at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Weddington: 0.8, Garner: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.

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