On Monday, Wakefield faced D.H. Conley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Wakefield Wolverines never let the D.H. Conley Vikings onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Wakefield sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Not much got past Dayna Bland, who gave up just one hit and racked up eight Ks to keep D.H. Conley off the board. Bland has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kensley Harrison was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianna Riehle, who scored a run while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Wakefield pushed their record up to 17-2 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home. As for D.H. Conley, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wakefield will take on Heritage at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Heritage: 3.9, Wakefield: 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for D.H. Conley, they will be playing at home against Jacksonville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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