The Rolesville Rams will head out on the road to square off against the Wakefield Wolverines at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rolesville will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Millbrook on Tuesday. Rolesville blew past Millbrook 16-1.
Morgan Warren made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Warren was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with four RBI and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Abigail Deciantis, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Marissa D'Antonio was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Wakefield had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Knights a 15-0 shutout.
Wakefield got a massive performance out of Maddy Lampman, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Elsie D'Alba, who went 2-for-2 with three runs and a triple.
Rolesville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Wakefield, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Rolesville has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Wakefield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Rolesville might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Wakefield when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wakefield's Dayna Bland, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Now that Rolesville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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