Thursday just wasn't the day for Althoff Catholic's offense. They fell just short of the Christ Our Rock Lutheran Silver Stallions by a score of 2-0 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Crusaders have lost by exactly two runs.
Sam Roche was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in March.
On the hitting side, Althoff Catholic saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Birdsong, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one stolen base. That triple was Birdsong's first of the season.
Althoff Catholic has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 13-12 record this season. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.67 runs. As for Christ Our Rock Lutheran, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-8.
Althoff Catholic and Christ Our Rock Lutheran should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Crusaders will square off against Cahokia at 4:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (174 vs. 567). Meanwhile, Christ Our Rock Lutheran (ranked 251st) will meet Elverado (ranked 586th) at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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