Althoff Catholic had lost nine straight at home dating back to last season, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 1-14 to make it ten. They came up short against the Alton Redbirds, falling 17-1. If the Crusaders were looking for revenge after losing 7-0 to the Redbirds when the teams met back in May of 2021, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Alton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-15. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games.
For Alton's part, Sydney Moore made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Moore a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one double.
In other batting news, Alton got a big performance out of Lilly Henkhaus, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Gabby Gonzalez, who got on base in two of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Althoff Catholic didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 17-2 loss against Dupo on the 6th. As for Alton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 7-5 defeat against Collinsville on the 6th.
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