After a string of three wins, Cornerstone Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Linfield Christian Lions by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, Cornerstone Christian couldn't push the score so high this time.
Cornerstone Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Contreras, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
On Linfield Christian's side, DJ Kerr tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Kerr has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Cornerstone Christian's loss dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Linfield Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cornerstone Christian will take on Crossroads Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Cornerstone Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Crossroads Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Linfield Christian, they will square off against Arrowhead Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Arrowhead Christian: 3.8, Linfield Christian: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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