Wakefield is 8-0 against Sanderson since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Wakefield Wolverines will look to defend their home field against the Sanderson Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Wakefield will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak alive.
Wakefield stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let Wake Forest onto the board and left with a 9-0 win.
Not much got past Dayna Bland, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep Wake Forest off the board. Bland has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brooke Masingale, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Kensley Harrison was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Sanderson was able to grind out a solid victory over Enloe on Tuesday, taking the game 8-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Sanderson.
Lily Thorpe was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Thorpe was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sloane Thorpe, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Wakefield is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Sanderson, the win got them back to even at 6-6-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Wakefield hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Sanderson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Wakefield beat Sanderson 4-0 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Will Wakefield repeat their success, or does Sanderson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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