The Wake Forest Cougars will head out to face off against the Northern Durham Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wake Forest has four straight victories, Northern Durham has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Wake Forest's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Roxboro Community.
Not much got past Jil Livengood, who gave up just a hit and racked up 19 Ks to keep Roxboro Community off the board. Livengood has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up a single earned run any time she's pitched this season.
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On the hitting side, Wake Forest's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cara Nguyen, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. The dominant performance gave Nguyen a new career-high in hits. Kaylee Bowers also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Northern Durham fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Person on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rockets by a score of 13-11. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Knights have suffered since February 26, 2024.
Northern Durham got a massive performance out of Taya Gelbert, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-4. AnnaClaire Spell was another key player, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles.
Even though they lost, Northern Durham was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .395. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Northern Durham's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Wake Forest, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Wake Forest has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 18 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Northern Durham struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
