There's no place like home for Gaston Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Providence Day Chargers on Thursday as the Gaston Christian Eagles made off with an 11-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Gaston Christian got a great performance from Cooper Summerlin as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. The dominant performance gave Summerlin a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carter Rowe, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and one run. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season. Meridian Leffew was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Eagles
| 03/13/25 vs Providence Day | 11-2 |
| 03/07/25 vs SouthLake Christian Academy | 13-5 |
| 05/11/24 vs High Point Christian Academy | 2-1 |
| 04/29/24 vs Gaston Day | 13-1 |
| 04/25/24 vs Gaston Day | 14-2 |
| + 3 more games |
Gaston Christian's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 8.6 runs. As for Providence Day, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Gaston Christian will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on NorthPoint Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. on March 25th. As for Providence Day, they will venture away from home to square off against ABF Academy Homestead at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Providence Day is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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