The Althoff Catholic Crusaders will face off against the Mattoon Greenwave at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Althoff Catholic will be strutting in after a victory while Mattoon will be coming in after a defeat.
Althoff Catholic proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 15) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Geneseo 2-1.
Josh McPherson looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Bo Gomric, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Mattoon suffered their biggest loss since May 4, 2024 on Thursday. They lost 15-6 to Memphis University School.
Mattoon saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madden Johnson, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave Johnson a new career-high. Shayden Neff was another, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Mattoon's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Althoff Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
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