Baseball Game Preview: Northside Christian Academy Crusaders vs. Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders

For the second straight game, Northside Christian Academy will face off against Heathwood Hall Episcopal. Northside Christian Academy will face off against Heathwood Hall Episcopal at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northside Christian Academy has five straight victories, Heathwood Hall Episcopal has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Northside Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 24-1 margin over Heathwood Hall Episcopal on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won six matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Luke Bohnsack made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Northside Christian Academy is undefeated when Bohnsack posts two or more runs, but 2-5 otherwise.

Grayson Crim

Runs

02/27/25 @ Palmetto Christian Academy	4
03/25/25 vs Heathwood Hall Episcopal	3
02/28/25 @ Bamberg-Ehrhardt	3
03/21/25 @ Briarwood Academy	2
03/17/25 vs Briarwood Academy	1
+ 3 more games

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Grayson Crim, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and three runs. He has become a key player for Northside Christian Academy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Spotts, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Northside Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .771. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Northside Christian Academy's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 7-5. As for Heathwood Hall Episcopal, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.