Crossings Christian entered their tilt with Perry on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Maroons by a score of 8-5. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 5-3 last Monday.
Maddox Turner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Turner was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Benjamin Staton
| 04/15/25 @ Perry | 3 |
| 04/14/25 vs Perry | 2 |
| 03/11/25 vs Luther | 2 |
| 04/07/25 vs Hennessey | 1 |
| 04/03/25 vs Southwest Covenant | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
In other batting news, Jake Robison and Benjamin Staton did most of the damage at the plate: Robison got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Staton scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Staton has become a key player for Crossings Christian: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 8-11 otherwise. Alex Foraker also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Crossings Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March.
The win got Crossings Christian back to even at 11-11. As for Perry, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-9.
Coming up, Crossings Christian will take on Blackwell at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Maroons have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.61 runs per game on average), something the Knights will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Perry, they will head out to challenge Duncan at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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