Wake Forest is 1-8 against Garner since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Wake Forest Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Garner Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Wake Forest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Wake Forest heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Thursday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Garner. Wake Forest's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
For Garner's part, Gabriella Czuczuk was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Czuczuk has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Czuczuk was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gabriela Mizelle, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 3-for-3.
Wake Forest's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-7. As for Garner, they pushed their record up to 25-2 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Wake Forest hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Garner struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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