Millbrook and Wake Forest are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Millbrook Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Wake Forest Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Millbrook is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Knightdale on Friday as Millbrook made off with a 20-7 win. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Millbrook with their most commanding win of the season.
Liam Clay and Jack Austin did most of the damage at the plate: Clay went 4-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base, while Austin scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. Connor Wright was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, everything went Wake Forest's way against Rolesville on Friday as Wake Forest made off with an 8-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Wake Forest.
Carson Crider tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Wake Forest got a big performance out of Ian Williams, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was James Bradbury, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
The win was the third in a row for Millbrook, bringing their record for this year to 14-7. As for Wake Forest, they pushed their record up to 16-3 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Millbrook has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wake Forest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Millbrook was able to grind out a solid win over Wake Forest when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 6-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Wake Forest's Cooper Allen, who struck out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Millbrook to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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