Softball Preview: Wake Forest Cougars vs. Millbrook Wildcats
Wake Forest is 8-2 against Millbrook since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Wake Forest Cougars will be playing at home against the Millbrook Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wake Forest will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by ten) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Heritage 3-1.
Taylor Jones made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). Jones has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Jones was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Jones wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mariah Ohlson, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Millbrook had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Knightdale a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Millbrook considering their one-run performance the match before.
Like Wake Forest, Millbrook also got a great game from a two-way player: Nicole Drew. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Drew was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Giovanna Hunter was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Powell, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Wake Forest has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Millbrook, their victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-12.
Wake Forest took their win against Millbrook in their previous matchup on Wednesday by a conclusive 11-1. Will Wake Forest repeat their success, or does Millbrook have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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