The Douglas County West Falcon will head out on the road to challenge the Roncalli Catholic Crimson Pride at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Douglas County West couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Platteview on Saturday.
Jonas Meairs-Richman was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Michael Croom was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Roncalli Catholic fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Nebraska City on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Pioneers by a score of 7-6.
Roncalli Catholic also got a good showing from Charlie Fehringer, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Sonny Digilio and Abel Jimenez Escobar stepped up to the plate in a big way. Digilio scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Jimenez Escobar scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Toren Johnson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Roncalli Catholic didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Douglas County West beat Roncalli Catholic 4-1 in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Roncalli Catholic's Jackson Urban, who struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Douglas County West to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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