Cornerstone Christian is 8-1 against Bethel Christian since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Cornerstone Christian Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Bethel Christian Kings at 3:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cornerstone Christian has three straight victories, Bethel Christian has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cornerstone Christian stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over Calvary Baptist.
Cole Contreras was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Contreras was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ben Frazier was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jesse Villacana, who scored a run and stole a base.
Meanwhile, Bethel Christian couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of Sherman Indian by a score of 14-12 on Tuesday. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Cornerstone Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Bethel Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Everything went Cornerstone Christian's way against Bethel Christian when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Cornerstone Christian made off with a 16-3 win. Will Cornerstone Christian repeat their success, or does Bethel Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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