Crusaders
| 04/29/26 @ University School of Jackson | 3-4 |
| 04/27/26 @ Lausanne Collegiate | 8-3 |
| 04/27/26 vs St. Benedict at Auburndale | 5-0 |
| 04/23/26 vs Millington Central | 5-3 |
| 04/21/26 vs Evangelical Christian | 0-5 |
First Assembly Christian dropped down to 15-20 on Wednesday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the University School of Jackson Bruins by a score of 4-3. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Crusaders of the 14-7 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2019.
Russ Payne was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, First Assembly Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colt Trahan, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. Trahan has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
As for University School of Jackson, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games.
On University School of Jackson's side, Chaning Freeland tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Braydin Jones, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Charlie Redden, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI.
Coming up, First Assembly Christian will square off against Jackson Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. University School of Jackson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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