Cornerstone Charter extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping their season record down to 5-11 in the process. They came up short against the Bethany Community Wolves, falling 14-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wolves this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-1 back in March.
Cornerstone Charter saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evie Hill, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run.
As for Bethany Community, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games.
On Bethany Community's side, Audrey Waddell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). Waddell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs and three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Gracie Marshall was a standout: she got on base in two of her three plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Berger, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Cornerstone Charter wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, an 11-6 victory against Leadership Academy on the 29th. Hopefully Bethany Community paid attention to the Cardinals' contest: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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