With a playoff game on the line, Carolina Day rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-5 margin over the Statesville Christian Lions. The result was nothing new for Carolina Day, who have now won nine contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Garen Hardin made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hardin was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other pitching news, Lily Everette looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Martiste Mills, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was AJ Hernandez, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Statesville Christian's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Stephen Nielsen, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
The win was the eighth in a row for Carolina Day, bringing their record for this year to 16-8. As for Statesville Christian, they dropped their record down to 5-9 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Carolina Day will face off against Westchester Country Day at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Carolina Day's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games. Statesville Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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