Baseball Preview: Clay County Christian Academy Eagles vs. Cornerstone Christian Eagles
Clay County Christian Academy is 0-3 against Cornerstone Christian since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Clay County Christian Academy Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Cornerstone Christian Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Clay County Christian Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past five matches -- so hopefully Cornerstone Christian likes a good challenge.
Clay County Christian Academy can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They never let Marshall Christian Academy onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory.
Ridge Waldrep made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Waldrep was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Skylar Dewberry, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cornerstone Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 8-2 walloping at the hands of Heritage Christian. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Cornerstone Christian has scored all season.
Like Clay County Christian Academy, Cornerstone Christian also got a great game from a two-way player: Gage Donaldson. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Donaldson was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and a double.
In other batting news, J.R. Monroe was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played.
Even though they lost, Cornerstone Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Clay County Christian Academy pushed their record up to 6-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Cornerstone Christian, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Clay County Christian Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cornerstone Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Clay County Christian Academy suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Cornerstone Christian when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Clay County Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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