Softball Game Preview: Crescent City Raiders vs. First Baptist Christian Academy Crusaders

Crescent City is a perfect 5-0 against First Baptist Christian Academy since February of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. Crescent City will be playing in front of their home fans against First Baptist Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Crescent City's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three matches.

If Crescent City beats First Baptist Christian Academy with 20 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Crescent City's pitcher stepped up to hand First Baptist Christian Academy a 20-0 shutout two weeks ago. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Crusaders recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

Caylee Goff

Runs (Career)

03/14/25 @ First Baptist Christian Academy	4
03/11/25 vs Father Lopez	2
03/07/25 @ Hawthorne	2
04/23/24 vs Hawthorne	1
04/05/24 @ Warner Christian Academy	1

Caylee Goff made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in earned runs (zero). She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Those four runs gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Macy Stuckey and April Morales did most of the damage at the plate: Stuckey went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple, while Morales scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Stuckey has been hot recently, having also posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Shae Delaney, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.

Crescent City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Crescent City's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for First Baptist Christian Academy, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.

Crescent City's speedy runners might be the difference in Thursday's contest. Crescent City has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 15 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for First Baptist Christian Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 0.2 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Crescent City continue to outrun the ball? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.