Softball Recap: Iowa Park Hawks vs. Breckenridge Buckaroos
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Iowa Park had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Breckenridge Buckaroos 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Iowa Park.
Breckenridge's batters probably weren't too happy with Callista Berrett, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 17 Ks (she gave up five walks).
On the hitting side, Halli Kennedy was excellent, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with a double.
On Breckenridge's side, Chloe Whitmire spent all 8.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up seven Ks. Those 8.2 innings set a new season-high mark for her.
Iowa Park has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-13-1 record this season. As for Breckenridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 24-11-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Iowa Park beat Breckenridge by a score of 3-1.
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