Wayne Country Day is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Hickory Grove Christian is on a four-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Wayne Country Day Chargers will take on the Hickory Grove Christian Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Wayne Country Day: 4, Hickory Grove Christian: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Monday, Wayne Country Day sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over North Raleigh Christian Academy. Despite the win, that was the fewest points Wayne Country Day has scored all season.
Wyatt Lassitter was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Landon Sutton was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hickory Grove Christian fell victim to Charlotte Catholic and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-0 walloping at the hands of the Cougars.
Hickory Grove Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Green, who went 2-for-3 with a double. Green has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Wayne Country Day's victory bumped their record up to 13-0. As for Hickory Grove Christian, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-3 record this season.
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