Wayne Christian is 1-9 against Wayne Country Day since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Wayne Christian Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Wayne Country Day Chargers at 6:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, Wayne Christian fell victim to a rough 9-3 defeat at the hands of John Paul II Catholic.
Miles Hamm put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Hamm has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hamm was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Hamm wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Drake Lane, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Wayne Country Day stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Arendell Parrott Academy. The win was nothing new for Wayne Country Day as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Ayden West looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Chandler Hill was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3. Davis Albert was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Wayne Christian's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Wayne Country Day, they pushed their record up to 21-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Wayne Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wayne Country Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Wayne Christian might still be hurting after the 13-2 defeat they got from Wayne Country Day in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wayne Country Day's Sterling Bass, who struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Now that Wayne Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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