After six games on the road, Cornerstone Charter Academy is heading back home. They will take on the Lake Highland Prep Highlanders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Wednesday, Cornerstone Charter Academy came up short against Lake Nona and fell 4-1. Cornerstone Charter Academy has struggled against Lake Nona recently, as their game on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Cornerstone Charter Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tanielu Cox, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Lake Highland Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 7-2 to Edgewater.
Lake Highland Prep also got a good showing from Zachary Wolsonovich, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Wolsonovich has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Cornerstone Charter Academy's loss dropped their record down to 8-16. As for Lake Highland Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cornerstone Charter Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lake Highland Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cornerstone Charter Academy might still be hurting after the 10-2 loss they got from Lake Highland Prep in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wolsonovich, who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that Cornerstone Charter Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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