The Wake Forest Cougars will head out to challenge the Vance County Vipers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Wake Forest is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
While Wake Forest's victory against Garner wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Cougars had just enough and edged out the Trojans 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cougars have posted since May 9, 2025.
Carson Crider
| 03/19/26 vs Garner | 9 |
| 03/03/26 vs D.H. Conley | 7 |
| 04/15/25 @ Heritage | 7 |
| 03/13/26 @ Grace Christian | 6 |
| 03/27/25 vs Wakefield | 6 |
Wake Forest got a great performance from Carson Crider as he struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Those nine strikeouts gave Crider a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Kellen Rogers and Stephen Crater did most of the damage at the plate: Rogers went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double, while Crater went 2-for-3 with one home run. Rogers has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Easton Booser, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Vance County lost 24-5 to Southern School of Energy and Sustainability on Thursday. The Vipers haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Wake Forest's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Vance County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Wake Forest got the 'W' when the teams last played on Tuesday against Vance County by a conclusive 30-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars 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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