Baseball Recap: Knightdale Knights vs. Millbrook Wildcats
Knightdale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 14-2 walloping at the hands of the Millbrook Wildcats. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Knightdale of the 4-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Knightdale saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jason Dickerson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Maximo Jimenez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Millbrook's side, Connor Wright made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Wright was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Jack Strom and Hayden Heath did most of the damage at the plate: Strom went 3-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI, while Heath went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Kieran Mederos was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two doubles and an RBI.
Knightdale's loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Millbrook, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Knightdale didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 5-4 defeat vs. Cary on the 17th. As for Millbrook, they will head out on the road to square off against Knightdale at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Millbrook is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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