The Granite City Warriors will face off against the Althoff Catholic Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Granite City turned things around against Alton on Tuesday. They skirted past the Redbirds 2-1.
Christine Myers spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits.
At the plate, Granite City's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Makayla Tanksley, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Granite City hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Althoff Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 16th straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Gibault Catholic, falling 17-0.
Granite City's win bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Althoff Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Granite City was able to grind out a solid victory over Althoff Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2019, winning 7-3. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Crusaders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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