The Cornerstone Christian Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Linfield Christian Lions at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cornerstone Christian can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They blew past Bethel Christian 18-2. The victory was familiar territory for Cornerstone Christian who now have three in a row.
Micah Sweeton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Sweeton was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. 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, Cornerstone Christian let Alec O'Sullivan and Jonathan DeLocht loose on the outfield. O'Sullivan scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while DeLocht went 2-for-2 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. O'Sullivan is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three straight games. David Meinardus was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Linfield Christian ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They had just enough and edged Heritage out 7-6. Seven seems to be a good number for Linfield Christian as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Linfield Christian's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Luke Waddell, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Cornerstone Christian pushed their record up to 16-5 with that win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Linfield Christian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-9.
Linfield Christian's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Cornerstone Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .373. It's a different story for Linfield Christian, though, as they've only averaged .257. Will they be able to contain Cornerstone Christian's hitters?
Cornerstone Christian suffered a grim 12-3 defeat to Linfield Christian in their previous matchup back in February. Can Cornerstone Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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