Wakefield has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Lumberton Pirates on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Wakefield: 1.5, Lumberton: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Wakefield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past South View 10-3. Wakefield might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 17 games by six runs or more this season.
Dayna Bland spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 16 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Wakefield got a massive performance out of Brooke Masingale, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Maddy Lampman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lumberton got themselves on the board against Cleveland on Saturday, but Cleveland never followed suit. They had just enough and edged the Rams out 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lumberton.
Not much got past Halona Sampson, who gave up just four hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Cleveland off the board.
At the plate, Lumberton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alona Hanna, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Wakefield pushed their record up to 23-2 with that victory, which was their 16th straight at home. As for Lumberton, their win bumped their record up to 24-4.
Wakefield was able to grind out a solid victory over Lumberton when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 3-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lumberton's Kaleigh Martin, who struck out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Now that she won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Wakefield to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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