Roncalli Catholic lost against Bennington back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Roncalli Catholic Crimson Pride fell just short of the Bennington Badgers by a score of 11-9. Roncalli Catholic has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nicholas Worthy made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Abel Jimenez Escobar was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On Bennington's side, Hudson Neuverth looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Bennington got a big performance out of Hunter Spencer, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Anderson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Roncalli Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Bennington, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-3.
Roncalli Catholic will face off against Wahoo/Bishop Neumann at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Wahoo/Bishop Neumann is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Bennington, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Elkhorn at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The last four games Elkhorn has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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