The Lee County Yellow Jackets will challenge the Wake Forest Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lee County has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with 15 straight losses, while Wake Forest will come in with nine straight wins.
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.
Meanwhile, Wake Forest got the win against East Wake on Thursday by a conclusive 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.
Wake Forest also got a great performance from Carson Crider as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Crider 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. Another player making a difference was Joseph Hlavacek, who went 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.
Lee County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Wake Forest, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
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