Baseball Preview: Roncalli Royals vs. Carmel Greyhounds
Roncalli and Carmel are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Roncalli Royals will be playing at home against the Carmel Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Roncalli is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Roncalli took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Guerin Catholic and snuck past 5-3.
JJ Prendergast spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits.
On the hitting side, Sam Roeder was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Carmel faced Zionsville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Carmel lost 7-0 to Zionsville. Carmel just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Roncalli has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Carmel, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
Roncalli skirted past Carmel 5-4 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Roncalli repeat their success, or does Carmel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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