Althoff Catholic is 1-6 against Mascoutah since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Althoff Catholic Crusaders will head out on the road to challenge the Mascoutah Indians at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Althoff Catholic sidestepped Christ Our Rock Lutheran for an 8-6 win.
Hank Gomric made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Gomric has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single hit in four consecutive pitching appearances. Gomric was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other pitching news, Luke Smith looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, Bo Gomric and Jason Dowell did most of the damage at the plate: Gomric scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Dowell scored a run while going 2-for-4. Brendan Rayl was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
Meanwhile, Mascoutah put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Wesclin a 7-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Mascoutah, who have now won three matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Althoff Catholic's record is now 4-1-1. As for Mascoutah, their record is now 5-0.
Althoff Catholic suffered a grim 14-2 defeat to Mascoutah when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Althoff Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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