Softball Preview: Cornerstone Charter Cardinals vs. Bethany Wolves
Cornerstone Charter and Bethany are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Cornerstone Charter Cardinals will head out on the road to take on the Bethany Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Tuesday, Cornerstone Charter made easy work of Leadership Academy and carried off a 15-7 victory.
Alexis Croatt was incredible, firing off two stolen bases, three doubles, and three RBI while going 4-for-5. Morgan Beaver was another key contributor, going 4-for-4 with four RBI and a run.
Meanwhile, Bethany stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Carver as Bethany made off with a 25-1 win. Bethany's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Bethany let Leah Denny and Jolene Parsons loose on the outfield. Denny went 3-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs, while Parsons went 3-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Emily Berger, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2.
Cornerstone Charter is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Bethany, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5-1.
Cornerstone Charter might still be hurting after the 12-0 defeat they got from Bethany in their previous meeting on Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bethany's Peyton Weavil, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Now that Cornerstone Charter knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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