Baseball Preview: Wake Forest Cougars vs. Rolesville Rams
Wake Forest is 9-1 against Rolesville since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Wake Forest Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Rolesville Rams at 4:30 p.m. Wake Forest is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Wake Forest unfortunately witnessed the end of their 12-game winning streak 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 tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
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.
Meanwhile, Rolesville scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against Knightdale as Rolesville made off with a 10-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Rolesville considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Not much got past Nate Hollenbeck, who gave up just zero hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Knightdale off the board.
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.
Wake Forest's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-3. As for Rolesville, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-10.
Rolesville's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Wake Forest has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .459. It's a different story for Rolesville, though, as they've only averaged .327. Will they be able to contain Wake Forest's hitters?
Wake Forest beat Rolesville 4-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wake Forest since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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