Baseball Recap: Bennington Has No Trouble Against Roncalli Catholic

Badgers

Margin (Wins)

03/25/25 @ Lincoln Northwest	11
04/15/25 vs Lincoln Northwest	10
04/07/25 vs Waverly	10
03/29/25 vs Concordia/Brownell/Omaha Christian Academy	10
04/17/25 vs Hastings	9

After losing to Roncalli Catholic the last time they met, Bennington decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Badgers blew past the Crimson Pride 10-4 on Friday. The Badgers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.

Dominic Mendocino tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.

At the plate, Bennington got a big performance out of Hunter Spencer, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Kellen Mlnarik, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.

Bennington always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .588. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Roncalli Catholic only posted an OBP of .353.

The victory made it two in a row for Bennington and bumps their season record up to 17-3. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Roncalli Catholic, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-10.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Bennington will face off against rival Omaha Northwest at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Roncalli Catholic is set to take on their familiar foe Omaha Central at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.