Baseball Preview: Althoff Catholic Crusaders vs. Belleville West Maroons
Althoff Catholic is 0-8 against Belleville West since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Althoff Catholic Crusaders will head out on the road to take on the Belleville West Maroons at 4:30 p.m. Althoff Catholic is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Last Friday, Althoff Catholic beat St. Louis HomeSchool P 7-3.
Luke Smith looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Bo Gomric was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Matt Hesse, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Belleville West scored the most runs they've had all season last Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Collinsville by a score of 15-14.
Althoff Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4-1 record this season. As for Belleville West, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-5.
Althoff Catholic came up short against Belleville West in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 6-3. Can Althoff Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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