Baseball Recap: Coosa Valley Academy Picks Up Third Consecutive Victory

Rebels

Margin (Wins)

03/31/25 vs Cornerstone Christian	18
02/24/25 @ North River Christian	15
02/21/25 vs Meadowview Christian	15
03/11/25 @ Heritage Christian Academy	14
03/10/25 vs Heritage Christian Academy	14

Coosa Valley Academy waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victors by a 13-1 margin over the Cornerstone Christian Chargers. Considering the Rebels have won 11 games by more than ten runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Jay Chapman and Brett Hackett made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Chapman struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Hackett pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Chapman also tossed no walks, which is notable because Coosa Valley Academy is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 10-14 otherwise. At the plate, Chapman went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run, while Hackett fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 2-for-3. Those four RBI gave Chapman a new career-high.

In other batting news, Coosa Valley Academy got a massive performance out of Landon Payton, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Those three runs gave Payton a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Setzer, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.

Coosa Valley Academy lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Coosa Valley Academy's win bumped their record up to 12-15. As for Cornerstone Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Coosa Valley Academy beat the Chargers by a score of 18-0 later that day.