The Routt Catholic Rockets will face off against the New Berlin Pretzels at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Routt Catholic will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Routt Catholic's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Pawnee with a sharp 15-0 win. The Rockets haven't had any issues with the Indians recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Brock Runyon looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Jace Lautemann was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Dalton Brown, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Routt Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, New Berlin unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They came up short against Springfield two weeks ago, falling 9-2.
Routt Catholic's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for New Berlin, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Routt Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over New Berlin in their previous matchup back in March of 2019, winning 5-1. Will Routt Catholic repeat their success, or does New Berlin has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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