Two dominant players in Dalen Boykin and Samuel Bretherick are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Rolesville Rams will head out on the road to take on the Wakefield Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Rolesville: 3.4, Wakefield: 0.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Rolesville was handed a two-point loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Sanderson on Tuesday. Everything went Rolesville's way against Sanderson as Rolesville made off with a 7-1 win. That six run margin sets a new team best for Rolesville this season.
Cody Hoelzle looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Gavin Pufky and Carter DeSilva did most of the damage at the plate: Pufky scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while DeSilva scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Overton, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wakefield owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Monday. They skirted past Rolesville 2-0. That's two games straight that Wakefield has won by exactly two runs.
The result came thanks to Bretherick's shutout, as he gave up just five hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Wakefield saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Holden Cooper, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Rolesville's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Wakefield, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
Rolesville couldn't quite finish off Wakefield when the teams last played on Monday and fell 2-0. Can Rolesville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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