Greenfield is 2-8 against Wayne Country Day since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Greenfield Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Wayne Country Day Chargers at 6:30 p.m. Greenfield will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Greenfield is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Wayne Christian (and have done all season long). Everything went Greenfield's way against Wayne Christian on Tuesday as Greenfield made off with an 11-1 win.
Christopher Tankersley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Tankersley has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Tankersley was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Simon Quinn was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Garrison Wester, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Wayne Country Day faced Grace Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Wayne Country Day fell just short of Grace Christian by a score of 8-7. Wayne Country Day's loss signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
Cameron Aycock made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Davis Albert, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Greenfield pushed their record up to 13-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Wayne Country Day, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Greenfield has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Wayne Country Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Greenfield might still be hurting after the 14-7 loss they got from Wayne Country Day in their previous matchup back in March. Can Greenfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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