The Calvin Christian Crusaders will be playing at home against the St. Joseph Academy Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Calvin Christian ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Army-Navy 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Calvin Christian.
Calvin Christian got a great performance from Zach Gordon as he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Gordon has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Calvin Christian's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Lapka, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Academy fell victim to a tough 17-2 loss at the hands of Orange Glen on Friday. St. Joseph Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Calvin Christian's win bumped their record up to 11-2. As for St. Joseph Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Calvin Christian came up short against St. Joseph Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 6-3. Will Calvin Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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