Victory Christian is a perfect 3-0 against Cornerstone since March of 2024 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Victory Christian Lions will take on the Cornerstone Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Victory Christian will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Victory Christian's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Friday, when they got past Indian Springs' usually-dominant pitching crew. Victory Christian blew past Indian Springs 12-2. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won three matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Kelton Strickland
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Kelton Strickland made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has become a key player for Victory Christian: the team is 3-1-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-3 otherwise. Strickland was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dwayne Talley, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-4. He also put up two RBI, which were his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Jack Crow, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Victory Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Cornerstone was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Westminster School at Oak Mountain, falling 17-0.
Cornerstone's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Victory Christian, the victory got them back to even at 4-4-1.
Victory Christian took their win against Cornerstone when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 18-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Victory Christian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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