The Maryville Christian Lions are taking a road trip to face off against the Althoff Catholic Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Maryville Christian has given up an average of 11.1 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Maryville Christian's offense. They lost 17-0 to Althoff Catholic on Tuesday.
For Althoff Catholic's part, Alec Underwood looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Underwood a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cooper Zimmer, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. Zach Winkeler also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Althoff Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .483. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Althoff Catholic has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 12 matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-10 record this season. As for Maryville Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
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