The Wake Forest Cougars are taking a road trip to face off against the Lee County Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wake Forest has nine straight wins, Lee County has 15 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Wake Forest had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt East Wake on Thursday. The Cougars blew past the Warriors 11-1. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by seven runs or more this season.
Carson Crider
| 03/26/26 vs East Wake | 5 |
| 03/19/26 vs Garner | 9 |
| 03/13/26 @ Grace Christian | 6 |
| 03/03/26 vs D.H. Conley | 7 |
Carson Crider tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Stephen Crater, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Joseph Hlavacek was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Wake Forest hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Lee County lost 17-4 to South Johnston on Friday.
Lee County saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Borrell, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double. Destry Smith also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Wake Forest's record is now 11-1. As for Lee County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.
Lee County's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Wake Forest has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .523. It's a different story for Lee County, though, as they've only averaged .318. Will they be able to contain Wake Forest's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
