Baseball Recap: Wakefield Wins Going Away Against Broughton

Wolverines

Margin (Wins)

03/13/26 vs Enloe	14
03/10/26 vs Enloe	12
04/16/26 @ Franklinton	11
03/18/26 vs Rolesville	10
03/05/26 vs East Wake Academy	10

Broughton typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Wakefield proved too difficult a challenge. They put the hurt on the Capitals with a sharp 9-1 victory. The Wolverines might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by eight runs or more this season.

Ben Dudash was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

In other batting news, Thomas Piscorik was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2025. Ethan Wisler was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.

The win made it two in a row for Wakefield and bumps their season record up to 10-8. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Broughton, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-5.

Wakefield has already played their next matchup, a 10-4 win against Millbrook on the 21st. As for Broughton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 12-0 victory against Athens Drive on the 21st.