Althoff Catholic and Roxana squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Althoff Catholic had to settle for second. They fell 4-0 to the Roxana Shells. The matchup marked the first time this year in which Althoff Catholic was not able to get on the board.
For Roxana's part, Althoff Catholic's batters probably weren't too happy with Mason Crump, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 16 Ks (he gave up three walks). Crump has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kael Hester was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Althoff Catholic has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-8-1 record this season. As for Roxana, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 22-13.
Althoff Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Roxana, they will head out on the road to square off against St. Anthony at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Anthony is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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