Gaston Day is 2-8 against Gaston Christian since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Gaston Day Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Gaston Christian Eagles at 6:30 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Gaston Day took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Statesville Christian 12-4. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Gaston Day considering their two-run performance the game before.
The team relied heavily on Ben Nigbor, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kevin Mahoney, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gaston Christian can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match. They were the clear victor by a 14-2 margin over Gaston Day. The victory was familiar territory for Gaston Christian who now have three in a row.
Gaston Christian got a massive performance out of Meridian Leffew, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Xander Sutton was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with a home run and four RBI.
Gaston Day's win bumped their record up to 2-11. As for Gaston Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Gaston Day suffered a grim 14-2 defeat to Gaston Christian when the teams last played on Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gaston Christian's Stephen Stroupe, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Gaston Day knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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