{"id":2775,"date":"2025-07-30T08:05:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T13:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/?p=2775"},"modified":"2025-07-30T08:05:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T13:05:38","slug":"west-central-14u-royal-blue-wins-first-game-of-state-qualifying-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/2025\/07\/30\/west-central-14u-royal-blue-wins-first-game-of-state-qualifying-series\/","title":{"rendered":"West Central 14U Royal Blue Wins First Game of State Qualifying Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1064\" src=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WCBA_Logo-150x140.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WCBA_Logo-150x140.png 150w, https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WCBA_Logo.png 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/>West Central 14U Royal Blue and Dakota Valley are playing a best-of-three series to qualify for the South Dakota VFW Alpha Division State Tournament.\u00a0 The first game of the series was completed on Tuesday, July 29th.\u00a0 The second game was started but was suspended after the first inning.<\/p>\n<p>West Central took the first game 7-5 by scoring early and often to build their lead.\u00a0 They scored four times in the bottom of the first and added another run in the second for a 5-0 lead.\u00a0 Both teams scored single runs in the third and fourth innings, and West Central led 7-2 after four innings of play.\u00a0 Dakota Valley rallied for three runs in the top of the fifth to cut the lead to 7-5, but that was as close as they could get.<\/p>\n<p>Kane G. had two hits with an RBI.\u00a0 Cooper B. and Aiden L. each had two hits.\u00a0 Max L. added a double.\u00a0 Eli K. and Luke L. each had one RBI.\u00a0 Kane G. pitched five innings and allowed five runs, four earned, on four hits and four walks with 10 strikeouts.\u00a0 Max L. pitched two innings and allowed one hit and one walk while recording six strikeouts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Central 14U Royal Blue and Dakota Valley are playing a best-of-three series to qualify for the South Dakota VFW Alpha Division State Tournament.\u00a0 The first game of the series was completed on Tuesday, July 29th.\u00a0 The second game was started but was suspended after the first inning. 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