Sturgis Falls to Pierre in Both Games of a Doubleheader
May 10, 2021Sports
PIERRE, S.D. — Both Pierre T.F. Riggs and Sturgis had their offenses going on Sunday in game one of a doubleheader, but the Scoopers eventually succumbed 8-6 in the high-scoring affair.
Sturgis got things moving in the first inning. Ridge Inhofer’s sac fly scored one run for the Scoopers. After Sturgis scored two runs in the top of the third, Pierre answered with two of their own. The Scoopers scored when David Anderson tripled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run and Inhofer singled on a 1-2 count, scoring one run. The Governors then answered when Andy Gordon doubled on a 1-0 count, scoring two runs. Pierre pulled away for good with six runs in the fourth inning.