First Presbyterian Day can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Gatewood Gators a 7-0 shutout. This was payback for First Presbyterian Day, who suffered a 9-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Not much got past Conner Strandmark, who gave up just six hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Gatewood off the board. Those nine strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, First Presbyterian Day got a big performance out of Hayes Bryant, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gavin Spillers, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
First Presbyterian Day is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which somehow isn't as good as their 18-4 record this season. As for Gatewood, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-5.
First Presbyterian Day will face off against Whitefield Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Whitefield Academy: 3.9, First Presbyterian Day: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Gatewood, they will be playing at home against Pinewood Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Pinewood Christian: 2.3, Gatewood: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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