Baseball Preview: Roncalli Jets vs. Brillion Lions
Roncalli is 2-8 against Brillion since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Roncalli Jets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Brillion Lions at 4:30 p.m. Roncalli will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Last Friday, Roncalli got themselves on the board against Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, but Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah never followed suit. They were the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over the Resorters. With that win, Roncalli brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Jake Hillmer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Roncalli got a big performance out of Hayden Dewane, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ryan Cole, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Brillion unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Wrightstown by a score of 4-2.
Brillion saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Mathes, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
The victory got Roncalli back to even at 2-2. As for Brillion, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Roncalli skirted past Brillion 6-5 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Does Roncalli have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brillion turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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