The seventh-seeded Dell Rapids PBR team took a District 4B opening-round win over their in-town rivals, the Dell Rapids Mudcats, on Friday, July 20th in Humboldt. PBR won the game 4-3.
Brett Mogen was fantastic on the mound throwing a complete game for PBR. Mogen finished with 14 strikeouts in the game. The Mudcats held an early lead of 2-1 after four innings of play. PBR took advantage of a Mudcat error in the top of the fifth inning and had timely two-out hitting to score three runs to take a 4-2 lead. PBR was able to hang on for the 4-3 win.
Weston Hansen was 3-for-5 for PBR with two RBIs. Mark Houck paced the Mudcats offense with three hits.
The Mudcats will play Salem on Saturday, July 21st at 7:30 p.m. in an elimination game. The loser will be eliminated from the tournament. PBR will play on Tuesday, July 24th at 8:00 p.m. against the winner of the Humboldt/Colman game.