Softball Preview: Roncalli Jets vs. Valders Vikings
Roncalli has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Valders Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Roncalli will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Last Saturday, it was close, but Roncalli sidestepped Hilbert for an 11-10 victory.
Valders lost 15-8 to Winnebago Lutheran Academy on Friday. Valders has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Anna Olson was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Claire Zipperer, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
Roncalli's win ended a 12-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-17. As for Valders, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.
Roncalli came up short against Valders in their previous matchup back in April, falling 13-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Valders' Megan Hochkammer, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off three hits. Now that Roncalli knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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