Baseball Preview: Stevens Raiders vs. Rapid City Central Cobblers
Stevens is 9-1 against Rapid City Central since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Stevens Raiders will look to defend their home field against the Rapid City Central Cobblers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Stevens beat Rapid City Christian 12-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Stevens.
Meanwhile, Rapid City Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Bobcats by a score of 13-10. 13 seems to be a good number for Rapid City Central as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Rapid City Central's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brian Atkinson, who went 2-for-5 with three stolen bases, two runs, and a triple.
Stevens' victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Rapid City Central, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Stevens took their victory against Rapid City Central in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 19-4. Does Stevens have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rapid City Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
