Carolina Day had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They never let the Hickory Christian Academy Knights onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. For Carolina Day, this counts as revenge for the 10-4 defeat Hickory Christian Academy walked away with the last time they faced one another on April 12th.
Manning Stewart made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Stewart has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Stewart was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Stewart wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Devrey Hernandez, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Even though they lost, Hickory Christian Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carolina Day only tossed seven.
Carolina Day pushed their record up to 13-8 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Hickory Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 9-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Carolina Day will challenge Spartanburg Day at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Carolina Day is facing Spartanburg Day at the right time seeing as Spartanburg Day is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Hickory Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Statesville Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hickory Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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