Roncalli Catholic had lost four straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 4-9 to make it five. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ralston Rams. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Crimson Pride of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2024.
As for Ralston, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games.
For Ralston's part, not much got past Nick Benis, who gave up just three hits to keep Roncalli Catholic off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brayden Vandervort, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Miner, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Roncalli Catholic will challenge rival Omaha Central at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Ralston is set to square off against their familiar foe Bellevue East at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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