The Canterbury Crusaders will take on the Lakeside Christian Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Canterbury's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Lakeside Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Lakeside Christian will be up against a hot Canterbury squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Canterbury's pitchers stepped up to hand Keswick Christian a 1-0 shutout on Thursday. The one-run effort marked Canterbury's lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Gabriel Blaxberg
03/06/25 vs Keswick Christian | 15 |
04/29/24 @ Keswick Christian | 13 |
02/27/25 vs Admiral Farragut | 12 |
04/02/24 vs Grace Christian | 11 |
02/13/25 vs Cambridge Christian | 10 |
Gabriel Blaxberg made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over 6.1 innings pitched. Those 15 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
Blaxberg wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ian Robinson, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lakeside Christian). They put the hurt on Oasis Christian with a sharp 12-2 win on Friday. Lakeside Christian not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since April 18, 2024.
Lakeside Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. Canterbury pushed their record up to 3-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
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