A three-run first inning by Dakota Valley proved to the difference in a 5-2 win over Dell Rapids on Wednesday, June 15th at North Sioux City.
Dell Rapids scored first in the top of the first inning. Dylan Mathis had an RBI single for an early 1-0 lead. Dakota Valley posted a three-run first inning and led 3-1 after one inning of play. The score remained 3-1 until the top of the fifth. Mason Stubbe scored on a balk to cut the lead to 3-2, but Dakota Valley scored two times in the bottom of the fifth in the win.
Dell Rapids only had two hits in the game. Mathis had an RBI single, and Joe Rechtenbaugh had a single. Rechtenbaugh pitched six innings and allowed five runs, four earned, on eight hits and five walks with five strikeouts.