The Northwest Christian Crusaders (Phoenix, AZ) baseball trounced the visiting Bourgade Catholic Golden Eagles (Phoenix, AZ), 11-0 in Tuesday's league challenge.

The Crusaders now own a 15-6 record. They take the field next when they host Payson for a 3A Metro challenge on Friday, April 18. Northwest Christian will clash with a Longhorns team coming off a 16-5 league loss to Benjamin Franklin (Queen Creek, AZ). The Longhorns record now stands at 10-11.

With the defeat, Bourgade Catholic drops to 4-13 on the year. The Golden eagles host ALA - Ironwood (Ironwood, AZ) to clash with the Warriors in a 3A Metro challenge on Thursday, April 17. The Warriors go into the challenge with a record of 4-13. ALA - Ironwood won 16-4 in their recent league challenge against San Tan Foothills (Queen Creek, AZ)