Rapid City, SD – Tucker Jones went 4-for-4 with a double and multiple RBIs to lead Rapid City Central to a 20-4 win over Douglas on Thursday.

Jones singled in the first, second and third innings and added a two-run double during a nine-run third inning as the Cobblers piled up 22 hits in the rout.

Rapid City Central took control early, scoring five runs in the first inning. Benjamin Farnsworth started the surge with an RBI single, and the Cobblers added runs on a passed ball, a Jones single, a Nathan Mailloux hit and a Douglas error before Sam Farnsworth capped the inning with a run-scoring single.

The Cobblers extended the lead in the second, scoring five more runs. Brody Pourier and Jones each had RBI singles, while Mailloux drove in a run on a groundout. Another Douglas error and an RBI single from Steven Solano made it 10-0.

Rapid City Central broke the game open in the third, scoring nine runs on 11 hits. Jones highlighted the inning with a two-run double, while Cayne Gregory, Farnsworth, Asher Jackson, Pourier and Laken Uttecht each drove in runs during the outburst.

Jackson earned the win in relief, allowing one hit and two runs (one earned) over 1 2/3 innings while striking out two and walking three. Uttecht started for the Cobblers, giving up two runs on three hits in 1 1/3 innings and striking out four.

David Mraz took the loss for Douglas, allowing 18 runs (13 earned) on 18 hits over 2 2/3 innings. Riggin Kasuske also appeared in relief.

Jones and Solano each had four hits for Rapid City Central. Jackson, Farnsworth, Uttecht and Pourier all added multiple hits as the Cobblers also stole five bases.

Douglas managed four hits, with Bobby Steffy, Jaxon Montalvo, Ledger Killmeyer and Mraz each recording one. Killmeyer, Mraz, Kasuske and Payton Jones each drove in a run.

Rapid City Central next travels to face Pierre T.F. Riggs on Saturday.