Photo taken and used with permission by Kiley Stone
The Dell Rapids Mudcats dropped their first Cornbelt League game of the season on Thursday, May 26th in Flandreau. The Flandreau Cardinals took sole position of first place in the standings after a 7-3 win.
Flandreau scored three times right away in the bottom of the first inning and then another run in the second for an early 4-0 lead. The Mudcats got on the board in the top of the third inning and then cut the lead in half, 4-2, with a run in the top of the fourth. Flandreau got another run in the bottom of the fourth inning. The score remained 5-2 until the top of the seventh. Ty Hoglund had a home run to pull the Mudcats within two, 5-3. Flandreau, however, scored twice in the bottom of the inning to secure the win.
Hoglund finished with the home run and an RBI. Dalton Allen had two hits, including a double. Chad Hunt, Mark Abrahamson, Dalton Lehnen, Kris Regas, and Jimmy Bauer all had one hit each. Abrahamson took the loss on the mound.