SouthLake Christian Academy waltzed into their game on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Gaston Day Spartans as they made off with an 11-1 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as SouthLake Christian Academy also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Ayden Bailey and Jack Salony made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Bailey tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Salony pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. At the plate, Bailey scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Salony went 1-for-2 with three RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Herkey, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Seth Moon, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
SouthLake Christian Academy's win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-10. As for Gaston Day, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. SouthLake Christian Academy will take on Gaston Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. SouthLake Christian Academy is on a three-game streak of home wins, Gaston Christian a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Gaston Day will take on Concord Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Concord Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Gaston Day's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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