Baseball Recap: Almeta Crawford Snags 15th Victory in Last 16 Games

Chargers

Margin (Wins)

03/21/25 @ La Marque	26
04/08/25 vs Fort Bend Willowridge	23
04/11/25 @ Fort Bend Willowridge	21
03/25/25 vs Royal	10
03/18/25 vs La Marque	10

Almeta Crawford's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They never let the Fort Bend Willowridge Eagles get on the board and left with a 21-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Chargers, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Chris Anderson was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Anderson was even better at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and two RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high.

In other pitching news, Aiden Hernandez looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Almeta Crawford got a massive performance out of Dailon Ferguson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Those three runs gave Ferguson a new career-high. Crue LaGrandeur was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.

Almeta Crawford is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-3-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Fort Bend Willowridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-14.

Coming up, Almeta Crawford is taking a road trip to challenge Sealy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Chargers will need to watch out since the Tigers have now posted at least ten runs in their last eight matches. As for Fort Bend Willowridge, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Stafford at 7:00 p.m. The Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Spartans have averaged an impressive 8.9 runs per game this season.