O'Gorman faced Stevens in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Knights came up short against the Raiders, falling 8-1. The Knights were red-hot at the plate heading into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the 11 games prior), but the Raiders' pitchers proved too tough.
Lucy Kappel made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season.
O'Gorman's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Stevens, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. O'Gorman is set to take on their familiar foe Rapid City Central at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Stevens will challenge rival Brandon Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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