The Corinth Holders Pirates are taking a road trip to take on the Wakefield Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Corinth Holders will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
If Corinth Holders beats Wakefield with seven runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Pirates beat Broughton on Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 7-2.
Meanwhile, Wakefield made easy work of Rolesville on Wednesday and carried off a 12-2 win. The Wolverines have beaten the Rams the last seven times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Rams has come to flipping the script.
Jacob Barlett looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Hunter Lentz and Thomas Piscorik did most of the damage at the plate: Lentz went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Piscorik got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs. Those three hits gave Lentz a new career-high. Channing Parker also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Wakefield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .636. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rolesville only posted an OBP of .211.
Corinth Holders' record is now 6-1. As for Wakefield, their record now sits at 5-1.
Everything went Corinth Holders' way against Wakefield in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, as Corinth Holders made off with a 10-1 victory. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Wolverines have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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