Baseball Recap: Rapid City Central Cobblers vs. Douglas Patriots
Rapid City Central won against Douglas last Thursday with 13 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. Everything went the Rapid City Central Cobblers' way against the Douglas Patriots as the Rapid City Central Cobblers made off with a 13-3 win. That's two games straight that Rapid City Central has won by exactly ten runs.
Christen Red leaf was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Red leaf was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Red leaf wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Karter Uttecht, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs.
Rapid City Central's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-2. As for Douglas, they are on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Rapid City Central will take on Brookings at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Rapid City Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season. As for Douglas, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Rapid City Central at 5:00 p.m. on April 22nd.
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