Gray Stone Day is 0-10 against South Stanly since March of 2019 but things could change on Friday. The Gray Stone Day Knights will host the South Stanly Rowdy Rebel Bulls at 6:00 p.m. Gray Stone Day is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Gray Stone Day will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Jackson Day on Thursday. Gray Stone Day was the clear victors by a 13-6 margin over Jackson Day. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Knights as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Cliffton Hatley made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off nine hits (and not a single walk). Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Gray Stone Day is undefeated when Hatley posts two or more runs, but 1-5 otherwise.
Max Poplin
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In other batting news, Max Poplin was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing Four bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Logan Moses, who went 2-for-4 with one triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, South Stanly came tearing into Wednesday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with an 8-4 win over the Eagles. Eight seems to be a good number for the Rowdy Rebel Bulls as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
South Stanly's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jack Crump, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
South Stanly pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Gray Stone Day, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
Gray Stone Day might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from South Stanly in their previous meeting on Tuesday. Will Gray Stone Day have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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