Baseball Recap: East Gaston Has No Trouble Against Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

03/28/25 vs Shelby	18
03/11/25 vs Bessemer City	16
03/12/25 @ West Iredell	11
04/10/25 vs Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	10
04/10/25 vs Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	10

East Gaston won the last time they faced Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy and things went their way on Thursday too. The Warriors were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Gryphons. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won seven contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Jaiden Crouch made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Crouch was also solid in the batter's box, earning two RBI, one run, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024.

In other batting news, Cameron Barnette was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. East Gaston is 7-2 when Barnette posts two or more runs, but 3-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Zane Dodd, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

The win made it two in a row for East Gaston and bumps their season record up to 10-8. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy, they dropped their record down to 1-13 with the defeat, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.

East Gaston has already played their next matchup, a 5-4 win against Corvian Community on the 15th. As for Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 16-3 loss against Highland Tech on the 15th.