Baseball Recap: Lincoln Christian Now 6-1 over Last Seven Games

Crusaders

Margin (Wins)

03/25/25 vs Fairbury	24
03/27/25 @ Falls City	18
04/15/25 @ Auburn	12
05/20/25 vs Fort Calhoun	10
05/08/25 vs Maxwell	10

With a playoff win on the line, Lincoln Christian rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Fort Calhoun Pioneers. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.

Eilam Bryson made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Grant DeHaan, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. Ian Brester was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.

Lincoln Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Calhoun only posted a batting average of .235.

Lincoln Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Fort Calhoun, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-8.

Lincoln Christian wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, an 8-6 loss against Central City/Centura on the 21st. Fort Calhoun does not have any more games scheduled as of now.