Baseball Recap: Basic Falls Short Against Ranked Millennium

Basic is ranked highly in their home state and on Wednesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Millennium. The Wolves fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 6-5. The Wolves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Matthew Kelley

Hits Against

03/18/26 @ Millennium	2
03/13/26 vs Temecula Valley	1
03/06/26 vs Orange Lutheran	0

Matthew Kelley put in work no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-6 with three runs and one double.

In other batting news, Andruw Giles made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in four of his six plate appearances with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI. That RBI was his first of the season. Lyndon Lee was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

Basic's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Millennium, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.

Coming up, Basic will head out to square off against Desert Oasis at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Millennium, they will be playing at home against Desert Vista at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.