Preview: Jackson Day Mariners vs. Piedmont Community Charter Patriots
Jackson Day has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Monday. They will take on the Piedmont Community Charter Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Piedmont Community Charter took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Jackson Day, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Jackson Day made easy work of Valor Preparatory Academy and carried off an 18-1 win. The victory was just what Jackson Day needed coming off of a 19-3 defeat in their prior contest.
Dillon Burch made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Burch was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
In other batting news, Jackson Day got a massive performance out of Vermaine Shelton, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Shelton is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Matthew Parson was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Piedmont Community Charter's offense. They fell 3-0 to Concord Academy on Friday. Piedmont Community Charter has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jackson Day now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Piedmont Community Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Jackson Day might still be hurting after the 19-3 defeat they got from Piedmont Community Charter in their previous meeting last Thursday. Can Jackson Day avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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