Baseball Game Preview: Wakefield Wolverines vs. Sanderson Spartans

The Wakefield Wolverines will face off against the Sanderson Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Wakefield will be strutting in after a victory while Sanderson will be coming in after a loss.

Wakefield had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt East Wake Academy on Tuesday. Wakefield blew past East Wake Academy 7-1. The contest marked the Wolverines' most dominant win of the season so far.

Tyler Rotellini

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/04/25 vs East Wake Academy	8
03/01/24 vs Falls Lake	6
02/25/25 @ Broughton	5
03/29/24 vs Buckeye Valley	4
03/08/24 vs Leesville Road	4

Tyler Rotellini tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.

On the hitting side, Wakefield saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Dudash, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. What's more, Dudash posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Evan Genao was another, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.

Meanwhile, Sanderson came up short against Franklinton on Monday, falling 11-2. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

GAINES STALLWORTH made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.

Sanderson now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Wakefield, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Wakefield has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sanderson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.

Wakefield took their win against Sanderson in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 13-2. Does Wakefield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sanderson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.