The Carolina Day Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Invest Collegiate Imagine Kingfishers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Carolina Day is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
On Friday, Carolina Day got the win against Pinnacle Classical Academy by a conclusive 13-3. That's two games straight that Carolina Day has won by exactly ten runs.
Manning Stewart made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Stewart has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Stewart was also big at the plate, scoring three runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sterling Haynes, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Andrew Stein, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Invest Collegiate Imagine was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They suffered a tough 12-4 defeat at the hands of Bethel Christian Academy.
The win made it two in a row for Carolina Day and bumps their season record up to 10-8. As for Invest Collegiate Imagine, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Carolina Day skirted past Invest Collegiate Imagine 12-11 in their previous matchup back in March. Will Carolina Day repeat their success, or does Invest Collegiate Imagine have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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