Wayne Country Day waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wake County HomeSchool Warriors a 5-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Wayne Country Day also won the last time the pair played back in February.
The result came thanks to Sterling Bass's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Davis Albert and Wyatt Lassitter did most of the damage at the plate: Albert went 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI, while Lassitter went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Cameron Aycock was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Wake County HomeSchool's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charleston Sauls, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Wayne Country Day pushed their record up to 19-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Wake County HomeSchool, their loss dropped their record down to 14-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wayne Country Day will take on Grace Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wayne Country Day is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season. As for Wake County HomeSchool, they will head out on the road to challenge The Burlington School at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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