It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Morton had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Crosbyton Chiefs. For Morton, this counts as revenge for the 4-3 loss Crosbyton walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
For Crosbyton's part, Nehemiah Marquez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while going 1-for-2.
Morton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Crosbyton, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 14-9.
Morton will face off against Claude on Saturday. Claude is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. Crosbyton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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