The Corvian Community Cardinals will venture away from home to challenge the East Gaston Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Corvian Community's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Piedmont Community Charter as they made off with a 13-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
Holden Parks
| 04/14/25 @ Piedmont Community Charter | 6 |
| 03/06/25 @ Concord Academy | 4 |
| 04/08/24 @ Lake Norman Christian | 4 |
| 03/14/25 @ Community School of Davidson | 2 |
| 03/04/25 vs Lincoln Charter | 2 |
Holden Parks was a major factor no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Gavin McElhinny was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Corvian Community's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 3-1 (and 6-8 when he doesn't). Brennan Frey was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, East Gaston got the win against Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy on Thursday by a conclusive 12-2. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by seven runs or more this season.
Like Corvian Community, East Gaston also got a great game from a two-way player: Jaiden Crouch. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Crouch was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base.
In other batting news, East Gaston got a massive performance out of Cameron Barnette, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Zane Dodd also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
The win got Corvian Community back to even at 9-9. As for East Gaston, their record is now 10-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Corvian Community has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like East Gaston struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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