Baseball Game Preview: Round Rock Christian Academy Crusaders vs. John Paul II Guardians

The Round Rock Christian Academy Crusaders will head out on the road to challenge the John Paul II Guardians at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Round Rock Christian Academy is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.

Round Rock Christian Academy gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Veritas Academy by a score of 8-4. That's two games straight that the Crusaders have won by exactly four runs.

Austin Chamblee

Runs

04/15/25 vs Veritas Academy	2
03/25/25 @ Vanguard College Prep	2
03/13/25 @ Grace Academy	2
02/28/25 vs Tournament Opponent	2
04/10/25 vs Concordia	1
+ 7 more games

Austin Chamblee was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off only one hit. Chamblee was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and two runs. Round Rock Christian Academy is undefeated when Chamblee posts two or more runs, but 6-10 otherwise.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kason Reynolds, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Leverenz, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Guardians had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out the Centurions 13-12. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Guardians.

The victory got Round Rock Christian Academy back to even at 10-10. As for the Guardians, their record now sits at 8-14.

Round Rock Christian Academy might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from John Paul II when the teams last played back in May of 2015. Can the Crusaders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.