Metro-East Lutheran is a perfect 3-0 against Althoff Catholic since April of 2024 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Knights will welcome the Crusaders at 4:30 p.m.
On Thursday, Metro-East Lutheran came up short against Father McGivney Catholic and fell 8-3. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Griffins recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Alexis Weber
| 04/24/25 vs Father McGivney Catholic | 10 |
| 04/23/25 @ East St. Louis | 3 |
| 04/22/25 @ Father McGivney Catholic | 5 |
| 03/31/25 @ Gillespie | 2 |
| 03/21/25 @ Staunton | 3 |
| + 3 more games |
Alexis Weber was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out ten batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.2 strikeouts per game. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run.
Weber wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Thea Ball, who went 2-for-4 with two runs.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Althoff Catholic). They put the hurt on Cahokia with a sharp 25-1 victory on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Crusaders in their matchups with the Comanches: they've now won seven in a row.
Althoff Catholic's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-10. As for Metro-East Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything went Metro-East Lutheran's way against Althoff Catholic in their previous meeting back in March, as Metro-East Lutheran made off with a 13-1 win. Will the Knights 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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