Baseball Recap: O'fallon Makes It Four in a Row on the Road

O'Fallon never let their opponents score on Saturday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over the Althoff Catholic Crusaders. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Crusaders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Connor Blue and Sam McCollum made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Blue struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, McCollum pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Blue has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. At bat, Blue got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one triple, while McCollum scored a run while going 1-for-4. That triple was Blue's first of the season.

In other pitching news, Kaleb Weber looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, O'Fallon saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camden Cox, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.

Panthers

Previous 4 Games (Away)

04/12/25 @ Althoff Catholic	5-0
04/09/25 @ Mascoutah	14-1
04/08/25 @ Granite City	7-2
04/01/25 @ De Smet Jesuit	2-1

O'Fallon pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Althoff Catholic, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-7.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. O'Fallon will challenge Alton at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Redbirds will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something the Panthers surely won't give up without a fight. As for Althoff Catholic, they will square off against St. Louis HomeSchool P at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.