The Clayton Comets will be taking part in a tournament against the Faith Christian Patriots at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Clayton's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Smithfield-Selma 18-0. The victory continues a trend for the Comets in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won eight in a row.
Sam Narron made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other pitching news, Chris Crisostomo looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
Landon Evans
| 04/14/25 vs Smithfield-Selma | 3 |
| 04/03/25 vs Cleveland | 1 |
| 04/02/25 @ Smithfield-Selma | 1 |
| 03/21/25 vs South Garner | 1 |
| 03/19/25 @ South Garner | 1 |
Back at the plate, Landon Evans was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jennings Dunlap, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Faith Christian made sure to put some runs up on the board against Raleigh HomeSchool on Monday. The Patriots put the hurt on the Hawks with a sharp 12-2 win.
Like Clayton, Faith Christian also got a great game from a two-way player: Colson Gay. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gay was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
In other pitching news, Noah Mayo looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk).
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Vincent Wilson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Ayden Tyndall was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Clayton's record is now 12-7. As for Faith Christian, their record now sits at 16-4.
