The Burlington Christian Academy Royals will face off against the Gaston Day Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Burlington Christian Academy has six straight victories, Gaston Day has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, Burlington Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Northeast Guilford, taking the game 10-7.
Will Grubb looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lofton Gonzalez, who scored three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Gib Wirt, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Burlington Christian Academy hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Gaston Day's offense. They lost 12-0 to Hickory Grove Christian on Tuesday.
Burlington Christian Academy pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Gaston Day, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Gaston Day's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Burlington Christian Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .410. It's a different story for Gaston Day, though, as they've only averaged .130. Will they be able to contain Burlington Christian Academy's hitters?
Burlington Christian Academy couldn't quite finish off Gaston Day in their previous matchup back in May of 2022 and fell 6-4. Can Burlington Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
