After a string of four wins, Wakefield's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 6-1 to the Heritage Huskies. Wakefield was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Heritage apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Tuesday.
Wakefield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samuel Bretherick, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Heritage's side, they got a great performance from Gage Granata as he struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Granata has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jack Carela Pantaleon, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Pereira, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Wakefield's loss dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Heritage, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-9.
Wakefield will take on Broughton at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Wakefield: 2.4, Broughton: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Heritage, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Rolesville at 7:00 p.m. Heritage's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Rolesville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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