Twin River was the 7-6 winner over South Sioux City when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Twin River Titans fell just short of the South Sioux City Cardinals by a score of 5-4 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that Twin River has lost by just one run.
Twin River saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paydon Rinkol, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-5.
On South Sioux City's side, Darrius Helms and Nicholas Rogge made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Helms didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Meanwhile, Rogge tossed 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Helms has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Helms scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances, while Rogge scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Twin River dropped their record down to 2-5 with that loss, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for South Sioux City, their record now sits at 7-3.
Twin River will head out on the road to take on Maxwell on Monday. As for South Sioux City, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Benson on Saturday. South Sioux City is facing Benson at the right time seeing as Benson is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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