The Garner Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Millbrook Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Garner's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Millbrook's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, Garner came out on top against Willow Spring by a score of 5-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The win continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Storm: they've now won seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Millbrook gave up the first runs last Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. They had just enough and edged out Knightdale 4-3.
Conner Thomas was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jack Strom, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one triple.
Garner's record is now 9-7. As for Millbrook, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-6.
Garner came out on top in a nail-biter against Millbrook in their previous meeting back in March of 2020, sneaking past 1-0. Do the Trojans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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