Belleville East is 6-0 against Althoff Catholic since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Belleville East Lancers will be playing at home against the Althoff Catholic Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. Althoff Catholic took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Belleville East, who comes in off a win.
Althoff Catholic is hoping to do on Monday what St. Anthony couldn't on Friday: put an end to Belleville East's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Belleville East never let St. Anthony onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory.
The result came thanks to Logan Faust's shutout, as he gave up just one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
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. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Gilliland, who scored a run and stole three bases.
Belleville East's win bumped their record up to 16-10. As for Althoff Catholic, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5-1.
Belleville East took their victory against Althoff Catholic in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 15-5. Will Belleville East repeat their success, or does Althoff Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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