Baseball Recap: Roncalli Catholic Puts Losing Streak Behind Them

Roncalli Catholic had lost five straight, but after bumping their record up to 8-10 on Thursday that streak is in the rearview. Everything went their way against the South Sioux City Cardinals as they made off with an 11-1 win. The Lions not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since March 24th (when they won 12-2).

Roncalli Catholic got a great performance from Vince Peleska as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Peleska a new career-high.

Colton Wageman

Stolen Base (Career)

04/30/26 vs South Sioux City	4
04/18/26 vs Wayne	2
03/26/26 vs Douglas County West	2
03/24/26 vs Nebraska City	2
04/24/26 vs Elkhorn	1

On the hitting side, Colton Wageman was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Becham Stoffel, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.

Roncalli Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. They are 3-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

As for South Sioux City, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 14 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.

On South Sioux City's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady O'Dell, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Roncalli Catholic will challenge Gross Catholic at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The Cougars' pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so the Lions' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for South Sioux City, they will face off against Wahoo/Bishop Neumann at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.