Baseball Recap: Grace Christian Takes a Loss

After flying high against Riverview Academy of Math and Science last Tuesday, Grace Christian came back down to earth. The Grace Christian Patriots fell 10-7 to the Canterbury Crusaders on Thursday. The Patriots were not able to make up for their loss to the Crusaders from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.

Benjamin Fanelli

Hits (Career)

03/13/25 vs Canterbury	3
03/04/25 vs Ruskin Christian	2
02/18/25 @ Zephyrhills Christian Academy	2
03/07/25 @ Foundation Christian Academy	1
02/28/25 @ Oasis Christian	1

Benjamin Fanelli made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Alex Perez also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Grace Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Canterbury, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-2.

Grace Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Varsity Opponent at 12:00 p.m. on March 25th. Canterbury will also get a bit of a break before their next match: they'll face off against Oasis Christian at 3:30 p.m. on March 25th.