Baseball Preview: Althoff Catholic Crusaders vs. Cahokia Comanches
Althoff Catholic is 10-0 against Cahokia since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Althoff Catholic Crusaders will be playing at home against the Cahokia Comanches at 4:30 p.m. The last four games Althoff Catholic has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Monday, Althoff Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Belleville East and fell 3-2. Althoff Catholic has not had much luck with Belleville East recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Hank Gomric was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, neither Cahokia nor East St. Louis made it onto the board on Friday thanks to some airtight pitching. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 draw.
Althoff Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 15-6-1. Cahokia's draw gives them a new season record of 1-12-1.
Althoff Catholic took their victory against Cahokia in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 27-1. Does Althoff Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cahokia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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