The Gaston Day Spartans will venture away from home to challenge the Caldwell Academy Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gaston Day fell victim to Hickory Christian Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Knights, falling 8-0.
Meanwhile, Caldwell Academy beat Eastern Randolph 5-2 on Thursday. The five-run effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Caldwell Academy got a great performance from Will Ford as he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Those seven strikeouts gave Ford a new career-high.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cal Hubbard, who scored a run and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. Neal Swindell also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
The win made it two in a row for Caldwell Academy and bumps their season record up to 3-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Gaston Day, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Gaston Day beat Caldwell Academy 14-11 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Does Gaston Day have another victory up their sleeve, or will Caldwell Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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