Baseball Preview: Carolina Day Wildcats vs. Spartanburg Day Griffins
Carolina Day has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Spartanburg Day Griffins at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Carolina Day is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Carolina Day's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Hickory Christian Academy by a score of 3-0.
Manning Stewart made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Stewart has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Stewart was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Stewart wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Devrey Hernandez, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Spartanburg Day was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 17-8 to Gaston Day.
Carolina Day has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Spartanburg Day, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Carolina Day came out on top in a nail-biter against Spartanburg Day when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carolina Day since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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