Baseball Game Preview: Bethel Christian Academy Crusaders vs. Mountain View Christian Academy Mustangs

Bethel Christian Academy is preparing for their first conference matchup of the season on Monday. They will be playing at home against the Mountain View Christian Academy Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. Bethel Christian Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Mountain View Christian Academy will be coming in after a defeat.

Last Tuesday, Bethel Christian Academy got the win against IC Imagine by a conclusive 18-8. The win continues a trend for the Crusaders in their matchups with the Kingfishers: they've now won three in a row.

Caiden Burleson

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/11/25 vs IC Imagine	3
03/10/25 @ Cloudland	2
05/03/24 vs Shining Light Baptist Academy	2
05/02/24 vs Mountain View Christian Academy	2
04/23/24 vs Lake Lure Classical Academy	2

Caiden Burleson was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesse Silver, who scored four runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Mountain View Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 19-6 to The Master's Academy.

Mountain View Christian Academy saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Spencer, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-3. Spencer is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Kyle Smith was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.

Mountain View Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Bethel Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.

Everything went Bethel Christian Academy's way against Mountain View Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Bethel Christian Academy made off with a 16-6 win. Does Bethel Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mountain View Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.