Calvary Day School has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Forsyth Country Day Furies at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Wednesday, Calvary Day School didn't have quite enough to beat Greensboro Day School and fell 3-1.
Calvary Day School saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Beau Tucker Baity, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Forsyth Country Day fell victim to Wesleyan Christian Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 13-0 to the Trojans. Forsyth Country Day has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Calvary Day School has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season. As for Forsyth Country Day, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Calvary Day School has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Forsyth Country Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Calvary Day School beat Forsyth Country Day 4-1 when the teams last played on Monday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Forsyth Country Day's Landon Johnson, who struck out 11 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Calvary Day School still be able to contain Johnson? There's only one way to find out.
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