The Gray Stone Day Knights will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Northwest Cabarrus Trojans at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gray Stone Day will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs last Friday, then bounced right back against Greater Cabarrus S on Thursday. Gray Stone Day's pitcher stepped up to hand Greater Cabarrus S a 17-0 shutout. Considering Gray Stone Day's hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Emily Dorsey made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Dorsey has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Dorsey was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Arlee Stevens and Caroline Lyerly did most of the damage at the plate: Stevens went 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Lyerly scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Josephina Hunyh was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Northwest Cabarrus put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against South Rowan as Northwest Cabarrus made off with an 8-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Northwest Cabarrus.
Like Gray Stone Day, Northwest Cabarrus also got a great game from a two-way player: Haylee Ellis. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Ellis was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Langston Harrison was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Madison Strickland, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Gray Stone Day's victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-9. As for Northwest Cabarrus, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Gray Stone Day came up short against Northwest Cabarrus in their previous matchup back in March of 2018, falling 13-10. Can Gray Stone Day avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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