Crusaders
| 03/06/25 vs Wilmington Christian Academy | 19 |
| 03/04/25 vs Fayetteville Christian | 19 |
| 04/17/25 vs Rocky Mount Academy | 17 |
| 03/17/25 vs Burlington Christian Academy | 13 |
| 05/10/25 vs Asheville Christian Academy | 10 |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Grace Christian walked away with it. Everything went their way against the Gaston Christian Eagles on Friday as they made off with an 8-2 victory. Considering the Crusaders have won 11 contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Landon McDonald tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Matt Murchison was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. He continues to improve, besting his previous run total in each of the last three games he's played. Jimmy Alfonsin was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
Grace Christian lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gaston Christian didn't launched any home runs.
Grace Christian has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Gaston Christian, they moved to 18-3 with that loss, which also ended their eight-game winning streak.
Grace Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Eagles: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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