Gaston Day is 6-0 against Statesville Christian since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Gaston Day Spartans are on the road again to play the Statesville Christian Lions at 4:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Gaston Day came up short against Hickory Christian Academy and fell 8-5.
Ben Nigbor was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Statesville Christian waltzed into their matchup on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 7-1 win. Seven seems to be a good number for Statesville Christian as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Stephen Nielsen made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Nielsen was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Statesville Christian got a big performance out of Carter Rorabaugh, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Gaston Day dropped their record down to 0-5 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Statesville Christian, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Gaston Day took their victory against Statesville Christian in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 8-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gaston Day since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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