Gaston Day is 6-0 against Statesville Christian since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Gaston Day Spartans will be playing at home against the Statesville Christian Lions at 4:30 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Gaston Day is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Gaston Christian on Thursday. Their rough 14-2 loss to the Eagles might stick with them for a while. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Gaston Day in their matchups with Gaston Christian: they've now lost six in a row.
Gaston Day saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kellen Carr, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Statesville Christian had to settle for an 8-6 loss against Salem Baptist Christian on Thursday.
Jeremy Todd was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 4-for-4.
Even though they lost, Statesville Christian was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Gaston Day's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Statesville Christian, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
Everything went Gaston Day's way against Statesville Christian when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Gaston Day made off with an 8-1 win. Will Gaston Day repeat their success, or does Statesville Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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