Mt. Pleasant Christian is 0-3 against Cornerstone Christian since March of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mt. Pleasant Christian Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Cornerstone Christian Eagles at 5:00 p.m.
Sadly, Mt. Pleasant Christian is still looking for their first win of the season after four contests. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-1 walloping at the hands of Evangel Christian on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Cornerstone Christian put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Pineview Christian a 17-0 shutout. Cornerstone Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matchups by eight runs or more this season.
J.R. Monroe made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Monroe was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Colby Harrison was incredible, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple. Holden Reese was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Mt. Pleasant Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Cornerstone Christian, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Mt. Pleasant Christian might still be hurting after the 10-2 defeat they got from Cornerstone Christian when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Harrison, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and not a single walk). Now that Mt. Pleasant Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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