The Cornerstone Prep Academy Cougars will challenge the Unity Christian Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Cornerstone Prep Academy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Praise Academy just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 7-6.

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Madden Ruplin was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Evan Dichiara, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Unity Christian lost 14-3 to Cornerstone Christian on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
Unity Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Rush, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run. That run was Rush's first of the season.
Cornerstone Prep Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Unity Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-7.
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