The Howards Grove Tigers will face off against the Roncalli Jets at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Howards Grove is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
On Saturday, Howards Grove didn't have quite enough to beat Oostburg and fell 2-1.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Roncalli). Everything went their way against New Holstein on Thursday as they made off with an 11-5 victory. With that win, the Jets brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
Jake Hillmer made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Roncalli is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-3 otherwise. Hillmer was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.
In other batting news, Sawyer Van Drisse was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Ryan Cole was another key player, going 2-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Roncalli was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .395. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Roncalli now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Howards Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
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