Baseball Game Preview: Millbrook Wildcats vs. Knightdale Knights

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2025, 12:55am

Baseball Preview: Millbrook Wildcats vs. Knightdale Knights

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Millbrook has gone a perfect 9-0 against Knightdale recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Wildcats will welcome the Knights at 7:00 p.m. Millbrook is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.

Wake Forest hit Millbrook with a four-run third inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Wildcats came up short against the Cougars, falling 11-3. The Wildcats have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.

Connor Wright put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off only two hits. Wright was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and two runs.

In other batting news, Jack Strom made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Knightdale, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They put the hurt on Smithfield-Selma with a sharp 14-3 win on Friday.

Like Millbrook, Knightdale also got a great game from a two-way player: Cameron Bosak. Throwing, Bosak tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Maximo Jimenez tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Bosak also tossed no walks, which is notable because Knightdale is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 5-15 otherwise. At the plate, Bosak went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Jimenez went 1-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Bosak has posted since back in February.

In other batting news, Bryson Irvin and Tylen Harris did most of the damage at the plate: Irvin went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and two RBI, while Harris went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Knightdale is undefeated when Harris posts two or more runs, but 3-16 otherwise. Gary Rodriguez was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.

Millbrook's loss dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Knightdale, their victory bumped their record up to 7-16.

Everything went Millbrook's way against Knightdale when the teams last played last Thursday, as Millbrook made off with a 15-1 win. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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