Cornerstone Christian came into Thursday's contest having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against the Evangel Christian Academy Lions on Thursday as the Cornerstone Christian Chargers made off with an 18-2 victory. The Chargers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Lions, too.
Noah Schober was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). Schober was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Xander Smith was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Hoehn, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
The win got Cornerstone Christian back to even at 1-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cornerstone Christian will head out to face off against Hope Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Hope Christian Academy's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three games. As for Evangel Christian Academy, they are taking a road trip to challenge Southern Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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