The Wakefield Wolverines will head out on the road to take on the Heritage Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Wakefield will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
In what's become a running theme this season, Wakefield gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Knightdale with a sharp 14-0 victory. While fans of Wakefield might be used to big wins, the 14-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Tyler Rotellini looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Wakefield got a massive performance out of Caden French, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Eliott Gross, who went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Heritage scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They came out on top against Cary by a score of 14-9. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Heritage considering their one-run performance the match before.
Parker Cato was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-5. Jack Merrell was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Wakefield has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Heritage, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-10.
Wakefield came up short against Heritage in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Heritage's Gage Granata, who struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Wakefield knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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