The Central A&M Raiders took a brief lead in the top of the 5th against #1 seed Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond but couldn't hold it after giving up 9 runs in the bottom of the fifth as the Raiders fell 13-3 in six innings in their playoff game on Wednesday afternoon in Neoga. The Raiders took advantage early on a couple base hits against starting ALAH pitcher Maxton Boddy but couldn't take advantage until the second inning, when Chaz Brundmeier reached on an error and Jamesley Jesse got a base hit on a chopper to third.  The throw home went over the head of catcher Donovan Vanausdell and Brundmeier scored but Jesse got gunned down trying to score. Central led 1-0 midway through 2, but that lead would be short as ALAH 1st baseman Lucas Butcher would hit a two run homer giving the Knights a 2-1 lead. 

That lead would hold until the 5th inning when Marshall Minott would crush a homerun to give the Raiders the lead again 3-2 going into the middle of the 5th inning, but things would fall apart as starting pitcher Zach Snow would not be able to get out of the 5th inning giving up several runs before being chased from the game for Minott. When the dust cleared the Raiders had surrendered 9 runs and the Raiders trailed 11-3 at the end of the 5th.

Going into the sixth the Raiders couldn't do much and the Knights got another homerun from 3rd Baseman Jansen Burnett and walked it off on a bases loaded base hit from Will Hillingoss to win 13-3 in six innings to end the Raiders season. Central A&M Finished their season 6-16. The Knights will wait to find out whether they face Neoga or Arcola who play tomorrow. 

The Seitz Funeral Home Player of the Game was Marshall Minott who hit a homer in the 5th and pitched in relief for starting pitcher Zack Snow.