Althoff Catholic hasn't had much luck against Belleville East recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Crusaders will welcome the Lancers at 4:30 p.m. Althoff Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
On Friday, Althoff Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Nashville and fell 6-5.
Cooper Zimmer was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Another player making a difference was Bo Gomric, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Belleville East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-5 heartbreaker at the hands of St. Anthony. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Lancers have suffered since April 18th.
Belleville East also got a good showing from Luke Monroe, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, Monroe gave up only two walks, the fewest he's had since back in April.
At the plate, Belleville East saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tommy Kramkowski, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Althoff Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 15-14. As for Belleville East, their loss dropped their record down to 18-10.
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