Thursday just wasn't the day for Douglas County West's offense. They fell 4-0 to the Roncalli Catholic Crimson Pride on Thursday. Douglas County West was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Roncalli Catholic apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2023.
For Roncalli Catholic's part, Reece Petersen tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Noah Brisbin relieved him and did a solid job, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Caden Shafer was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Douglas County West's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Roncalli Catholic, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Douglas County West will head out on the road to face off against Omaha South at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Omaha South is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Roncalli Catholic, they will head out on the road to square off against Blair at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Roncalli Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Blair's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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