The East Wake Academy Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Cedar Ridge Fighting Red Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. East Wake Academy will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
East Wake Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 16-4 margin over NCSSM: Durham on Tuesday. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Unicorns recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Lane Collier
| 03/24/26 @ NCSSM: Durham | 10 |
| 03/26/25 @ American Leadership Academy-Johnston | 7 |
| 03/02/26 @ Crossroads Christian | 6 |
| 04/03/25 vs Knightdale | 6 |
| 03/13/26 @ Roxboro Community | 5 |
Lane Collier was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He also put up two RBI, which were his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Evan Mason, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. Robbie Johnston was another key player, going 2-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
East Wake Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Cedar Ridge unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 5-2 to Western Alamance.
Cedar Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for East Wake Academy, their record is now 4-1.
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