Preview: Statesville Christian Lions vs. Gaston Day Spartans
Statesville Christian is 0-6 against Gaston Day since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Statesville Christian Lions will look to defend their home field against the Gaston Day Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Statesville Christian is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
On Monday, everything went Statesville Christian's way against North Hills Christian as Statesville Christian made off with a 7-1 victory. Seven seems to be a good number for Statesville Christian as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Stephen Nielsen was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Nielsen was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Carter Rorabaugh was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, sadly, Gaston Day is still looking for their first win of the season after five games. They fell 8-5 to Hickory Christian Academy on Thursday.
Ben Nigbor was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Statesville Christian's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Gaston Day, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Statesville Christian suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Gaston Day in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Statesville Christian, Elijah Pomeroy (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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