Baseball Preview: Cornerstone Christian Academy Crusaders vs. Community Christian Academy Warriors
After two games on the road, Cornerstone Christian Academy is heading back home. They will take on the Community Christian Academy Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Tuesday, everything went Cornerstone Christian Academy's way against Tabernacle Christian as Cornerstone Christian Academy made off with a 14-4 victory. That's two games straight that Cornerstone Christian Academy has won by exactly ten runs.
Kevin Mercedes made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Mercedes has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Mercedes was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryland Smith, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Micah Gettler was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Community Christian Academy waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Fire a 10-0 shutout.
Enoch Taylor was excellent, going 1-for-2 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double. Another player making a difference was Phillip Williams, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Cornerstone Christian Academy pushed their record up to 6-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs per game. As for Community Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Cornerstone Christian Academy might still be hurting after the 14-1 defeat they got from Community Christian Academy when the teams last played on March 5th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Community Christian Academy's Grady Peeler, who struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Cornerstone Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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