Calvary Baptist is 0-7 against Cornerstone Christian since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Calvary Baptist Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Cornerstone Christian Crusaders at 2:45 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cornerstone Christian is hoping to do on Tuesday what Entrepreneur couldn't on Monday: put an end to Calvary Baptist's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Calvary Baptist blew past Entrepreneur 18-3.
Michael Orgliano made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned run or hits. Orgliano has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Orgliano was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Calvary Baptist got a massive performance out of Zaedik Mcphail, who went 4-for-4 with two triples, two stolen bases, and three runs. Mcphail is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Chaz Carbone was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three doubles, and four RBI.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, Cornerstone Christian made sure to put some runs up on the board against Crossroads Christian on Monday. Everything went Cornerstone Christian's way against Crossroads Christian as Cornerstone Christian made off with a 16-3 win.
Like Calvary Baptist, Cornerstone Christian also got a great game from a two-way player: Dylan Kelly. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Kelly was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Jesse Villicana was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was David Meinardus, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Calvary Baptist's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5. As for Cornerstone Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Calvary Baptist has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cornerstone Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Calvary Baptist might still be hurting after the 13-2 defeat they got from Cornerstone Christian when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cornerstone Christian's Cole Contreras, who struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that Calvary Baptist 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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