| 04/16/25 vs Southern Wake Academy | 11 |
| 04/16/25 vs Southern Wake Academy | 10 |
| 03/11/25 vs River Mill | 10 |
| 03/12/25 vs Vance Charter | 8 |
| 04/17/25 @ Bartlett Yancey | 7 |
Clover Garden School barely beat Bartlett Yancey the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Grizzlies blew past the Buccaneers 11-4 on Thursday. Considering the Grizzlies have won five matches by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Brayden DeAlto made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. He is becoming a predictor of Clover Garden School's success: when he posts at least eight strikeouts the team is 2-1 (and 4-8 when he doesn't). DeAlto was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Dean Thacker was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Brice Stanfield, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
The win (which was Clover Garden School's third in a row) raised their record to 6-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Bartlett Yancey, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-12.
Looking ahead, Clover Garden School will face off against Triangle Math & Science at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Bartlett Yancey, they will square off against Seaforth at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Buccaneers will need to watch out since the Hawks have now posted at least ten runs in their last three games.
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