Baseball Recap: Saturday's Victory Is Northwest Christian School's Tenth in Last 13 Outings

Crusaders

Margin (Wins)

04/29/25 @ Davenport	26
03/22/25 vs Kellogg	19
05/03/25 vs Davenport	15
04/05/25 @ Reardan	14
04/01/25 vs Reardan	14

Northwest Christian School never let their opponents score on Saturday. They blew past the Davenport Gorillas 15-0. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won 12 matches by seven runs or more so far this season.

Drew Bevan and Kaden VanDyke made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Bevan pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, VanDyke struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Bevan went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple, while VanDyke went 1-for-2 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Bevan is becoming a predictor of Northwest Christian School's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-5 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Northwest Christian School let Chase Mortlock and Preston Mortlock run wild. Chase went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Preston went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. Preston is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Benjo Roth also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Northwest Christian School has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Davenport, they dropped their record down to 0-15 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Northwest Christian School will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Gorillas: the pair will be back at it again later today.