Baseball Recap: Millbrook Wildcats vs. Knightdale Knights
Millbrook scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Knightdale Knights as the Millbrook Wildcats made off with a 14-2 win. Millbrook might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matches by six runs or more this season.
Connor Wright was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed 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, Millbrook let Jack Strom and Hayden Heath loose on the outfield. 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. Another player making a difference was CJ Bennett, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
On Knightdale's side, they 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Maximo Jimenez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Millbrook's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7. As for Knightdale, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-14.
Millbrook will head out on the road to take on Knightdale at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Millbrook will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Knightdale, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 5-4 defeat vs. Cary on the 17th.
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