Statesville Christian and Carolina Day squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Statesville Christian had to settle for second. They lost 15-5 to the Carolina Day Wildcats. Statesville Christian has not had much luck with Carolina Day recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Statesville Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Stephen Nielsen, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Carolina Day's side, Garen Hardin made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hardin was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other pitching news, Lily Everette looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Martiste Mills, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. AJ Hernandez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Statesville Christian's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Carolina Day, they pushed their record up to 16-8 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Statesville Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Carolina Day, they will head out on the road to take on Westchester Country Day at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Westchester Country Day is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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