Softball Recap: Rapid City Central Cobblers vs. Harrisburg Tigers
Rapid City Central is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 22-0 to the Harrisburg Tigers on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Rapid City Central of the 10-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.
For Harrisburg's part, Madelyn Ducheneaux made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Ducheneaux has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Ducheneaux was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs.
In other batting news, Harrisburg got a massive performance out of Alexis Fey, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Haffey, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Rapid City Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Harrisburg, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Rapid City Central will square off against Brookings at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Rapid City Central has given up an average of 8.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Harrisburg, they will head out on the road to face off against Spearfish at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Harrisburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 14.2 runs per game this season.
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