The Carolina Day Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Westchester Country Day Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Carolina Day is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
Carolina Day is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Statesville Christian with a sharp 15-5 victory. Carolina Day might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine matches by ten runs or more this season.
Garen Hardin made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 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.
Meanwhile, Westchester Country Day fell victim to Wesleyan Christian Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Trojans. The defeat continues a trend for Westchester Country Day in their matchups with Wesleyan Christian Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
Even though they lost, Westchester Country Day hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Carolina Day's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-8. As for Westchester Country Day, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
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