Spartanburg Day is 1-8 against Greenwood Christian since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Spartanburg Day Griffins will take on the Greenwood Christian Hawks at 6:00 p.m.
Spartanburg Day is leaving town to face Greenwood Christian after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Spartanburg Day fell just short of Oakbrook Prep by a score of 8-7 on Tuesday. Sadly, the loss continues a streak the team started last season, making it eight in a row.
Matty Lyle and Coleman Tolbert did some serious damage despite the final result: Lyle scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Tolbert scored two runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Harris, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, while Greenwood Christian put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Whitmire. Greenwood Christian blew past Whitmire 10-0. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by six runs or more this season.
Not much got past Michael Davis, who gave up just four hits to keep Whitmire off the board.
At the plate, Greenwood Christian got a massive performance out of Leland Reed, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Reed has become a key player for Greenwood Christian: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 0-3 otherwise. Kade Heaton was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Greenwood Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Spartanburg Day suffered a grim 13-5 defeat to Greenwood Christian when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Spartanburg Day avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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