Baseball Recap: Althoff Catholic Crusaders vs. Marquette Catholic Explorers
Althoff Catholic can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-4 margin over the Marquette Catholic Explorers. The victory was familiar territory for Althoff Catholic who now have three in a row.
Adam Smith and Hank Gomric made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Smith struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Gomric pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Smith scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Gomric scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bo Gomric, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. Ben Vosse was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
On Marquette Catholic's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joe Stephan, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Althoff Catholic's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-4-1. As for Marquette Catholic, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-7.
Althoff Catholic will have a chance to go back-to-back against Marquette Catholic: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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