After flying high against Heritage on Tuesday, Millbrook came back down to earth. The Millbrook Wildcats fell just short of the Sanderson Spartans by a score of 4-3 on Wednesday. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Spartans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2024.
Chase Schoch
| 03/19/25 @ Sanderson | 8 |
| 03/13/25 vs Broughton | 4 |
| 02/28/25 vs Rockingham County | 4 |
| 03/30/24 vs Buckeye Valley | 4 |
| 04/19/24 @ Knightdale | 3 |
Chase Schoch was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Finn Clougherty was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing Four bases. while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Liam Clay, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Millbrook's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Sanderson, with the victory, they broke their seven-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-7.
Coming up, Millbrook will head out to take on Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Sanderson, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Athens Drive at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Athens Drive also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 8.2 runs per game.
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