If Wake Forest was feeling good  fresh off their  20-10 takedown of Knightdale last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cougars fell just short of the Wakefield Wolverines by a score of  6-5 on Monday. The loss was the Cougars' first of the season.

 Jil Livengood
| 04/14/25 vs Wakefield | 11 | 
| 04/09/25 vs Millbrook | 12 | 
| 03/27/25 @ Rolesville | 13 | 
| 03/25/25 vs Heritage | 17 | 
| 03/21/25 @ Wakefield | 15 | 
| + 7 more games | 
 Jil Livengood spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered  just two earned  (and four unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent  for a while: she hasn't  tossed less than nine  strikeouts in 12 consecutive appearances.
 At the plate, Wake Forest saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was  Abbey Lauer, who  scored a  run while going 1-for-3.
Having lost for the first time  this season, Wake Forest  fell to 12-1. As for Wakefield, they are  on a roll lately: they've  won 11 of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record  this season.
 Wake Forest and Wakefield should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage  in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. The Cougars (ranked 21st) will meet Heritage (ranked 93rd)  at 5:00  p.m.  on Thursday. Meanwhile,  Wakefield will  face off against  Orange  at 4:30  p.m.  on Wednesday with a big rank  advantage  (39 vs. 148).
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