Soccer Preview: Stevens Meets Rapid City Central

The Stevens Raiders will challenge the Rapid City Central Cobblers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Stevens is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Sioux Falls Christian, who was ranked sixth at the time (Stevens was ranked fifth). The Raiders came up short against the Chargers on Friday, falling 5-2. Stevens' loss put an end to their three-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Rapid City Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Sturgis Brown on Thursday, sneaking past 3-2.

Stevens' defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Rapid City Central, they are now 2-5, having gone 2-1 since their five-game losing streak ended.