The East Wake Warriors will square off against the Rolesville Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. East Wake is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season.
East Wake proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 18) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past C.B. Aycock 8-7.
Madison Keith made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). Keith was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March.
Katelyn Smith
| 04/14/25 vs C.B. Aycock | 3 |
| 03/21/25 @ Hunt | 2 |
| 03/18/25 vs West Johnston | 2 |
| 03/11/25 vs Southern Wayne | 2 |
| 03/04/25 @ Smithfield-Selma | 2 |
In other batting news, Katelyn Smith was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alissa Flood, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
East Wake kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Rolesville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took an 18-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of Millbrook. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (ten), the Rams still had to take the loss.
Marissa D'Antonio made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of her five plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Gianna D'Antonio was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
East Wake is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Rolesville, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Rolesville's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: East Wake has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.2 hits per game. It's a different story for Rolesville, though, as they've been averaging 10.8 hits. Given East Wake's sizable advantage in that area, the Rams will need to find a way to close that gap.
East Wake beat Rolesville 7-4 in their previous meeting back in March. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rams turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
