Baseball Recap: Cornerstone Prep Academy Snaps Seven-Game Streak of Losses at Home

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Pinecrest Academy, Cornerstone Prep Academy was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They blew past the Praise Academy Lions 11-1. Considering Cornerstone Prep Academy's hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.

Owen Dichiara

Stolen Base (Career)

03/10/25 vs Praise Academy	3
03/06/25 vs Hearts Academy	2
03/07/24 vs Hearts Academy	2
02/28/25 vs Harvester Christian Academy	1
04/17/24 @ Cherokee Christian	1

Madden Ruplin and Owen Dichiara made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Ruplin didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Dichiara pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Cornerstone Prep Academy is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 0-3 otherwise. At the plate, Ruplin scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-4, while Dichiara scored three runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance gave Dichiara a new career-high in stolen bases.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Evan Dichiara, who scored two runs and stole Four bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those stolen bases marked the first that he snagged this season. Another player making a difference was Coleson Ruplin, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Cornerstone Prep Academy's victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Praise Academy, they now have a losing record of 1-2.

Cornerstone Prep Academy didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 7-5 loss against Pinecrest Academy on the 11th. We've got a battle between Lions coming up.