After having lost a blowout in their previous game against South Stanly, Gray Stone Day was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Jackson Day Mariners as Gray Stone Day made off with a 13-6 victory. With that win, the Knights brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Cliffton Hatley
| 03/20/25 @ Jackson Day | 8 |
| 02/28/25 @ Mount Pleasant | 4 |
| 04/19/24 vs Albemarle | 3 |
| 03/12/25 vs Mountain Island Charter | 2 |
| 04/16/24 @ Albemarle | 1 |
Cliffton Hatley made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances. He has become a key player for Gray Stone Day: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-5 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Max Poplin, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Gray Stone Day is undefeated when Poplin posts two or more runs, but 1-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Logan Moses, who went 2-for-4 with one triple and two RBI.
Gray Stone Day always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Gray Stone Day's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-5. As for Jackson Day, their loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5.
Gray Stone Day wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 14-2 defeat against South Stanly on the 21st. As for Jackson Day, they will challenge Piedmont Community Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
