Fighting Crusaders
| 03/18/25 vs Sacred Heart | 15-2 |
| 03/18/25 vs Sacred Heart | 15-0 |
| 03/11/25 vs Westlake Academy | 5-3 |
| 03/07/25 @ Harvest Christian Academy | 9-3 |
| 03/07/25 vs Harvest Christian | 9-3 |
Azle Christian waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Sacred Heart Tigers with a sharp 15-2 victory. 15 seems to be a good number for the Fighting Crusaders as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kannon Wyatt and Jakob Rollins made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Wyatt struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Rollins pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the fewest earned runs Wyatt has allowed over his last four matches. At bat, Wyatt scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Rollins scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Grayson Smith was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. Jaxson Durham was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Azle Christian's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Sacred Heart, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Azle Christian will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Nazarene Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on March 31st. As for Sacred Heart, they will be playing at home against Harvest Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on March 25th. Sacred Heart has given up an average of 13.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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