The Grace Christian Crusaders baseball team scored 16 runs and limited the visiting O'Neal Falcons to 0 in the Crusaders non-league victory on Thursday.

The Crusaders (14-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Thales Academy Apex (Apex, NC). The Titans come into the Raleigh Area Athletic challenge with a 4-8 record. In their last challenge, Thales Academy Apex was overwhelmed by Thales Academy Rolesville (Rolesville, NC), 12-1, in a league challenge.

With the defeat, O'Neal falls to 8-3 on the season. The Falcons travel to Burlington Christian Academy (Burlington, NC) to encounter the Royals in a NCISAA Triad challenge on Tuesday, April 25. The Royals come into the challenge with a record of 7-4. Burlington Christian Academy won 11-1 in their recent league challenge against Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill (Durham, NC)