Baseball Recap: Roncalli Royals vs. Covenant Christian Warriors
Roncalli entered their tilt with Covenant Christian with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Covenant Christian Warriors on Wednesday. That's two games straight that Roncalli has won by exactly four runs.
Luke Greene spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Dylan Henry and Rudy Schoettle did most of the damage at the plate: Henry went 3-for-4 with three RBI, while Schoettle scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Schoettle is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Sam Roeder was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Covenant Christian's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Moore, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Roncalli is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Covenant Christian, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.
Roncalli will head out on the road to challenge Cathedral at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cathedral's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Roncalli's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Covenant Christian, they will challenge Indianapolis Crispus Attucks at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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