Wakefield is on a ten-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Athens Drive is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Wakefield Wolverines will take on the Athens Drive Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Wakefield: 1, Athens Drive: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
In what's become a running theme this season, Wakefield gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Everything went their way against Rolesville as Wakefield made off with an 11-2 win. With that victory, Wakefield brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Wakefield got a great performance from Tyler Rotellini as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 4.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Wakefield let Braden Beyer and Caden French loose on the outfield. Beyer scored a run while going 1-for-3, while French scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Holden Cooper, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Athens Drive beat Broughton 7-2 on Thursday.
Troy Daniels was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Daniels has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Daniels was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Daniels wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Austin Mantz, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Shota Sharman was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Wakefield's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Athens Drive, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3-1 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
