The Maryville Christian Lions will take on the Althoff Catholic Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Maryville Christian turned things around against Lebanon last Friday. They never let the Greyhounds get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory.
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Not much got past Max Kalish, who gave up just two hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Lebanon off the board. Kalish also tossed no walks, which is notable because Maryville Christian is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 0-6 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Maryville Christian's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Blake Plummer, who went 1-for-2 with one run. Brady Elliff also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Althoff Catholic and Mater Dei had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Crusaders walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Knights on Monday.
Luke Smith looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Bo Gomric was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Cooper Zimmer was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Althoff Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .537. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mater Dei only posted an OBP of .314.
Althoff Catholic's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-9. As for Maryville Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 2-7.
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