Baseball Recap: Greensboro Day School Takes Down Wayne Christian in a Playoff Battle

With a playoff win on the line, Greensboro Day School rose to the challenge on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over the Wayne Christian Eagles. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bengals have posted since February 25th.

Cooper Braxton

Runs

05/08/25 vs Wayne Christian	2
05/01/25 @ Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill	2
04/22/25 @ High Point Christian Academy	2
03/14/25 @ Caldwell Academy	2
03/13/25 vs Fayetteville Christian	2
+ 5 more games

The team relied heavily on Cooper Braxton, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Greensboro Day School's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 6-8 when he doesn't). Oliver Fisher was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.

Greensboro Day School's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-9. As for Wayne Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-8 record this season.

Greensboro Day School will challenge Gaston Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Eagles will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something the Bengals surely won't give up without a fight. Wayne Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.