Baseball Recap: Modesto Christian Takes a Loss

Modesto Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of the Denair Coyotes. The Crusaders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Coyotes apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2024.

Austin Mingham

Runs

02/18/25 @ Modesto	4
02/19/25 vs Riverbank	3
03/20/25 @ Denair	2
03/11/25 @ Le Grand	1
03/04/25 vs Waterford	1
+ 3 more games

Austin Mingham was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Modesto Christian's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 0-11 when he doesn't).

Modesto Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Denair, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 4-2-1.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Denair beat Modesto Christian by a score of 8-0 later that day.