Baseball Recap: Cornerstone Classical Academy Wins Going Away Against Riverside

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Team Score (Highest)

02/13/26 vs Riverside	18
02/04/26 vs Riverside	15
02/09/26 vs Parsons Christian Academy	12
02/11/26 vs Paxon School For Advanced Studies	3

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cornerstone Classical Academy). They were the clear victors by an 18-2 margin over the Riverside Generals on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.

Elijah Donghit made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Donghit was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Chandler Beattie was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those RBI marked the first that he has brought in this season. Carter Hagensick was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.

Cornerstone Classical Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .618. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Cornerstone Classical Academy's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Riverside, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Cornerstone Classical Academy didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 8-1 defeat against Menendez on the 20th. As for Riverside, they have also already played their next matchup, a 16-1 loss against Paxon School For Advanced Studies on the 17th.