Baseball Recap: Emmanuel Christian Comes Up Short

If Emmanuel Christian was feeling good fresh off their 22-1 takedown of Gorham Fayette on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Warriors fell just short of the Toledo Christian Eagles by a score of 7-6 on Wednesday. The Warriors have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Tim Sherban

Runs

05/05/25 @ Gorham Fayette	4
05/07/25 vs Toledo Christian	2
04/24/25 @ Northwood	2
04/30/25 vs Cardinal Stritch	1
04/26/25 vs Open Door Christian	1
+ 3 more games

Tim Sherban was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Emmanuel Christian's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 4-7 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Titus Shepherd, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs.

Emmanuel Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Toledo Christian, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 7-8.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Emmanuel Christian will head out to face off against Start at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Warriors' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Spartans have averaged an impressive 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Toledo Christian, they are taking a road trip to square off against McComb at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.