Baseball Recap: Millbrook Finds Home Field Redemption Against Rolesville

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

03/21/25 @ Heritage	11
03/27/25 vs Rolesville	10
02/26/25 vs Cary	10
02/28/25 vs Rockingham County	8
03/11/25 @ Apex	7

There's no place like home for Millbrook, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Rolesville Rams with a sharp 14-4 victory on Thursday. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.

Connor Wright made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. What's more, he posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in February.

In other batting news, Jack Strom was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Smith Dickinson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.

Millbrook always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rolesville only posted an OBP of .280.

Millbrook's win bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Rolesville, they dropped their record down to 5-8 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.

Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Millbrook Wildcats take on Athens Drive Jaguars at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Millbrook's pitchers better be ready for this one: Athens Drive has averaged an impressive 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Rolesville, they will head out to challenge Apex at 1:00 p.m. on Monday.