Wale Forest and Wakefield softball advance to the second round of the NCHSAA

On May 10, Wakefield and Wake Forest won in the second round of the NCHSAA tournament.

A rematch of the NAC-6 tournament is coming as both teams are one win away from facing off.

No. 11 Wake Forest faced No. 27 Gray’s Creek, defeating them 12-2. No. 2 Wakefield defeated No. 15 South View 10-3.

Wake Forest versus Gray’s Creek

In Wake Forest’s matchup with Gray Creek, the Bears got on the scoreboard first with a run in the first frame. That, however, would be their only run until the fifth inning.

Wake Forest got on the board in the bottom of the second, taking a one-run lead and extending it with a run in the third.

The Cougars led 3-1 in the fifth, and after allowing a run to the Bears, Wake Forest scored five in the fifth and four in the sixth to take the 12-2 victory.

Wakefield versus South View

Wakefield’s game was low-scoring for much of the game, with the Wolverines leading just 3-1 after the first four innings.

The Wolverines caught heat in the fifth inning, scoring seven runs. They allowed two runs between the sixth and seventh, but took the seven-run victory 10-3.

Noa Grunow and Brooke Masingale led the game at the plate with similar batting numbers. Both had two hits for two runs, three RBIs and a home run.

It follows

Wakefield will take on No. 7 Lumberton on May 14 at 5 p.m

Wake Forest faces No. 14 Corinth Holders on May 14 at 6 p.m

These two teams faced off in the season opener with the Cougars taking a 9-4 victory.

The winners of the two matches will face each other in the fourth round.