Hickory Christian Academy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Carolina Day Wildcats as the Hickory Christian Academy Knights made off with a 10-4 victory. Hickory Christian Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matches by six runs or more this season.
Jared Zientek and Jude Carter made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Zientek tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Carter tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. At bat, Zientek went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Carter scored a run while going 1-for-3.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Friar, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Carolina Day's side, Martiste Mills made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Hickory Christian Academy's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Carolina Day, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-7 record this season.
Hickory Christian Academy will head out on the road to face off against Salem Baptist Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Salem Baptist Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Carolina Day, they are on the road again on Monday to play Swain County at 6:30 p.m. Carolina Day is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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