Baseball Game Preview: Cramerton Christian Academy Crusaders vs. Union Grove Christian Patriots

The Cramerton Christian Academy Crusaders will take on the Union Grove Christian Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Union Grove Christian will be up against a hot Cramerton Christian Academy squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Cramerton Christian Academy's pitchers stepped up to hand Liberty Christian a 15-0 shutout on Friday.

David Bradley and Coleman Dewey made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Bradley pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Dewey tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Bradley scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Dewey scored three runs while going 2-for-2.

Eli Fulbright

Runs (Career)

03/21/25 vs Liberty Christian	3
03/05/24 vs Woodland Baptist Christian	2
04/12/24 vs Tabernacle Christian	1
03/19/24 @ Tabernacle Christian	1

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eli Fulbright, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Carter, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.

Cramerton Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .654. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Liberty Christian only posted an OBP of .200.

Meanwhile, Union Grove Christian won against Greater Vision Academy last Monday with 14 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. Everything went Union Grove Christian's way against Alamance Christian as Union Grove Christian made off with a 14-8 win. The Patriots haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Cramerton Christian Academy's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-0. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average this season. As for Union Grove Christian, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.

Cramerton Christian Academy couldn't quite finish off Union Grove Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 6-4. Will Cramerton Christian Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.