It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cornerstone Christian can now relate to. They lost 17-8 to the Hesperia Christian Patriots on Tuesday.
Peyton Malatka made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tamara Ocampo, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
On Hesperia Christian's side, Macy Piorkowski was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off four hits. Piorkowski has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Piorkowski was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hailey Hoffman was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with five RBI and three runs. Another player making a difference was Sophie Anderson, who scored four runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Cornerstone Christian's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Hesperia Christian, they pushed their record up to 17-5 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home.
Cornerstone Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hesperia Christian, they will square off against Temecula Prep at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Hesperia Christian's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last nine matchups.
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