The Nashville Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Althoff Catholic Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Nashville's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Althoff Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Nashville took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Gibault Catholic out 3-2.
Meanwhile, Althoff Catholic unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Granite City by a score of 7-5.
Bo Gomric was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Max Gilliland was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases.
Nashville's win bumped their record up to 23-3. As for Althoff Catholic, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5-1.
Nashville was able to grind out a solid victory over Althoff Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 7-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nashville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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