The Wakefield Wolverines will square off against the Wake Prep Academy Guardians at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Wakefield's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Wake Prep Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Wake Prep Academy will be up against a hot Wakefield squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Wakefield never let Rolesville get on the board and left with a 2-0 win on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Wolverines have posted since February 28th.
Wakefield saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Blackburn, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. That's the most RBI Blackburn has posted since back in April of 2024. Hunter Lentz also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Wake Prep Academy didn't have quite enough to beat American Leadership Academy-Johnston last Thursday and fell 7-6.
Ethan Hernandez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Harrison Brown, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
Wakefield pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 8.71 hits in those games compared to only 5.5 in the others. As for Wake Prep Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Wakefield took their victory against Wake Prep Academy in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 12-0. Will Wakefield repeat their success, or does Wake Prep Academy has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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