Rolesville lost against West Johnston back in April of 2018, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Rolesville Rams' rough 7-1 defeat to the West Johnston Wildcats might stick with them for a while.
Dalen Boykin was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Rolesville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Leicht, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Rolesville dropped their record down to 6-10 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for West Johnston, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-3.
Rolesville will be playing at home against Knightdale at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for West Johnston, they will head out on the road to take on Smithfield-Selma at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Johnston is facing Smithfield-Selma at the right time seeing as Smithfield-Selma is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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