After flying high against Knightdale on Thursday, Millbrook came back down to earth. The Millbrook Wildcats wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-3 walloping at the hands of the East Wake Warriors on Friday. Millbrook was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as East Wake apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2019.
CeKeyra Flowers was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On East Wake's side, Taylor Smith was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and four runs. Another player making a difference was Alissa Flood, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Millbrook dropped their record down to 3-7 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for East Wake, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Millbrook will take on Broughton at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Broughton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for East Wake, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Smithfield-Selma at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Wake has given up an average of 7.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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