For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Bismarck and St. Mary's Central meet (six straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Demons fell just short of the Saints by a score of 3-2. The Demons were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Saints earlier this season, when they won 5-4.
Aidan Rakowski was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Rakowski wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gage Gronberg, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Bismarck's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 20-8-1. As for St. Mary's Central, the victory snapped their losing streak at eight games and leaves them with a 5-17 record.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Bismarck beat the Saints by a score of 5-2 later that day.
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