Baseball Preview: Cornerstone Christian Eagles vs. Glen Iris Baptist Swordsmen
The Cornerstone Christian Eagles will be playing at home against the Glen Iris Baptist Swordsmen at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cornerstone Christian has six straight victories, Glen Iris Baptist has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cornerstone Christian can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Pineview Christian a 17-0 shutout.
J.R. Monroe was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Monroe was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Colby Harrison was incredible, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple. Holden Reese was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Glen Iris Baptist fell victim to Clay County Christian Academy and their airtight pitching crew last Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-0 walloping at the hands of the Eagles.
Cornerstone Christian pushed their record up to 6-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.6 runs per game. As for Glen Iris Baptist, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
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