Roncalli Catholic had lost five straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 4-10 to make it six. They came up short against the Bennington Badgers, falling 10-4. The Crimson Pride were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Badgers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Roncalli Catholic saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rowen Dougherty, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base. Barret Valasek was another, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
As for Bennington, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-3. Considering they have won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
On Bennington's side, they got a great performance from Dominic Mendocino as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Hunter Spencer was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Kellen Mlnarik, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Roncalli Catholic will square off against rival Omaha Central at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Bennington is set to take on their familiar foe Omaha Northwest at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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