Baseball Recap: First Assembly Christian Takes a Loss

First Assembly Christian extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 10-17-1 in the process. They lost 10-2 to the Evangelical Christian Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-2 on Monday.

Henry Jones

Runs

04/15/25 vs Harding Academy	3
03/17/25 vs Millington Central	3
04/22/25 vs Evangelical Christian	2
04/14/25 @ Harding Academy	2
03/18/25 vs Memphis Home Education Association	2
+ 11 more games

First Assembly Christian saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Henry Jones, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs. Jones has become a key player for the Crusaders: the team is 4-1-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 6-16 otherwise. Christian Forrest was another, going 3-for-4 with one double.

As for Evangelical Christian, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 18-7. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won eight games by seven runs or more so far this season.

On Evangelical Christian's side, Kyle Mabie was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits. Mabie has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Caiden Caldera and Banks Addison did most of the damage at the plate: Caldera went 2-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Addison got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. Addison has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Gates, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI.

Coming up, First Assembly Christian will square off against Whitehaven at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Evangelical Christian, they will challenge Covington at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.