After flying high against Leadership Academy last Thursday, Gray Stone Day came back down to earth. The Gray Stone Day Knights lost 8-2 to the Union Academy Cardinals on Monday. Gray Stone Day has not had much luck with Union Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Gray Stone Day saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lynley Pittman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Union Academy's side, Avery Wilson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Wilson has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Wilson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Riley Griffin, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Shelby Brooks, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Gray Stone Day's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Union Academy, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-6.
Gray Stone Day will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Murphy at 5:00 p.m. Murphy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. As for Union Academy, they will head out on the road to take on North Stanly at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (North Stanly: 1.2, Union Academy: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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