Baseball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for Westminster Christian

Warriors

Previous 6 Games

05/14/25 @ Aurora Central Catholic	2-1
05/12/25 vs Alden-Hebron	11-1
05/09/25 vs Larkin	9-2
05/08/25 @ Schaumburg Christian	7-0
05/07/25 @ Walther Christian Academy	18-0
05/05/25 vs Crossroads Christian	14-0

Westminster Christian waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Aurora Central Catholic Chargers. For the Warriors, this counts as revenge for the 6-5 win the Chargers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2018.

Elijah Geu spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in ten consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Westminster Christian secured the victory behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Brian Powers, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases. The Warriors are undefeated when Powers posts two or more stolen bases, but 11-12-1 otherwise.

Westminster Christian's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-12-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Aurora Central Catholic, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-14.

Westminster Christian and Aurora Central Catholic could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Warriors (ranked 459th) will meet Latin (ranked 173rd) at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Aurora Central Catholic will square off against Fenwick at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (292 vs. 125).