The Northwest Christian Crusaders baseball team scored 12 runs and limited the visiting Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets to 2 in the Crusaders non-league victory on Friday.

The Crusaders (3-0) will now prepare for their match against Gilbert Christian (Gilbert, AZ). The Knights come into the test with a 2-0 record. In their last test, Gilbert Christian notched a victory over Odyssey Institute (Buckeye, AZ), 12-4, in a non-league test.

With the defeat, Blue Ridge falls to 1-1 on the season. The Yellow jackets host Tonopah Valley (Tonopah, AZ) to battle the Phoenix in a non-league test on Saturday, March 9. The Phoenix come into the test with a record of 1-1. Tonopah Valley won 5-4 in their recent league test against Parker (Parker, AZ)