After a string of seven wins, Althoff Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Granite City Warriors by a score of 7-5.
Bo Gomric was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Max Gilliland was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases.
On Granite City's side, Lucas Haddix made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Haddix was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Haddix wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Hayes, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Althoff Catholic's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5-1. As for Granite City, their victory ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-16.
Althoff Catholic will take on Nashville at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Granite City, they will head out on the road to challenge Hazelwood West at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.
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