Baseball Recap: Greater Beckley Christian Picks Up Fourth Straight Win at Home

Crusaders

Margin (Wins)

05/05/25 vs Montcalm	15
05/14/25 vs Greenbrier West	11
05/08/25 @ Elk Valley Christian	11
04/28/25 @ Elk Valley Christian	7
04/18/25 vs Summit Christian Academy	7

Greater Beckley Christian came out on top against Greenbrier West on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive seven-run sixth inning. The Crusaders blew past the Cavaliers 12-1. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.

Eli Gunter made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. Greater Beckley Christian is 8-2 when Gunter posts two or more runs, but 6-7 otherwise.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Paul Fox, who fired off two home runs and six RBI while going 2-for-3. Those six RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Bolen, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Greater Beckley Christian lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Greater Beckley Christian's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-9. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Greenbrier West, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 16 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season.

Greater Beckley Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Greenbrier West, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Mount View at 6:00 p.m. The Cavaliers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Golden Knights have averaged an impressive 9.6 runs per game this season.