Belleville East came tearing into Monday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Althoff Catholic Crusaders out 3-2. That's more bragging rights for Belleville East, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Belleville East's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Caden Cagas, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Althoff Catholic's side, Hank Gomric made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Gomric has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Belleville East has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Althoff Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-6-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Belleville East's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Edwardsville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Belleville East has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Althoff Catholic, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cahokia at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Althoff Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
