Cahokia is 0-10 against Althoff Catholic since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Cahokia Comanches will head out on the road to challenge the Althoff Catholic Crusaders at 4:30 p.m.
Things were looking good for Cahokia after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 14-2 to Mt. Vernon. Cahokia has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Althoff Catholic had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over the Bulldogs.
Althoff Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hank Gomric, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Gomric has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
Cahokia's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Althoff Catholic, they pushed their record up to 15-4-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Cahokia might still be hurting after the 27-1 defeat they got from Althoff Catholic when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Cahokia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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