Softball Preview: Lincoln Patriots vs. Rapid City Central Cobblers
The Lincoln Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Rapid City Central Cobblers at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lincoln has 14 straight wins, Rapid City Central has 15 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lincoln is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Jefferson, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Lincoln was ranked second). Lincoln came out on top against Jefferson by a score of 11-7 on Saturday.
Rapid City Central lost 25-4 to Brandon Valley on Saturday.
Rapid City Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katie Crandall, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Lincoln's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-0. As for Rapid City Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.
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