Baseball Recap: Greater Beckley Christian's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Saturday

Crusaders

Previous 5 Games

05/10/25 @ St. Joseph Central	4-11
05/08/25 @ Elk Valley Christian	12-1
05/05/25 vs Montcalm	16-1
05/02/25 @ Richwood	3-1
05/01/25 vs Teays Valley Christian	6-5

If Greater Beckley Christian was riding high fresh off their 12-1 takedown of Elk Valley Christian on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Crusaders lost 11-4 to the St. Joseph Central Irish on Saturday. The Crusaders' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.

Greater Beckley Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Gunter, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs. Gunter is becoming a predictor of the Crusaders' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-2 (and 6-7 when he doesn't). Another was Paul Fox, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Greater Beckley Christian's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for St. Joseph Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.

Greater Beckley Christian has already played their next game, a 13-11 win against Tolsia on the 10th. St. Joseph Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.