After a string of three wins, Cornerstone Charter's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Bishop McGuinness Villains by a score of 9-8. Cornerstone Charter was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Bishop McGuinness apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March.
Brendan Snider was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Snider has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Snider was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Parker Daniels was cooking despite his team's loss, going 4-for-6 with two doubles and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Davis Willard, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-5.
Even though they lost, Cornerstone Charter didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Cornerstone Charter's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-3. As for Bishop McGuinness, their victory bumped their record up to 10-5.
Cornerstone Charter will head out on the road to challenge McMichael at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cornerstone Charter is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.4 runs per game this season. As for Bishop McGuinness, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Millennium at 6:00 p.m. Bishop McGuinness is facing Millennium at the right time seeing as Millennium is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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