Wayne Country Day waltzed into their contest on Thursday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They walked away with a 9-4 win over the Wayne Christian Eagles. That's more bragging rights for Wayne Country Day, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Sterling Bass made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Bass has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bass was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Davis Albert, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Lassitter, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Wayne Christian's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Benkovics, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Wayne Country Day pushed their record up to 22-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Wayne Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wayne Country Day will take on Grace Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Grace Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Wayne Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Greenfield at 6:00 p.m. Greenfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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