It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cornerstone Charter can now relate to. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Leadership Academy Falcons on Tuesday. Cornerstone Charter was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Leadership Academy apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Tuesday.
Dylan Anderson put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Anderson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
Anderson wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Smith, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases.
On Leadership Academy's side, James Reynolds looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Clay Smith and Jafet Rodriguez did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Rodriguez got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Sylas London, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
This is the second loss in a row for Cornerstone Charter and nudges their season record down to 14-7. As for Leadership Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season.
Cornerstone Charter does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Leadership Academy, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Thomasville. Thomasville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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