It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Stanislaus had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Jefferson Davis County Jaguars 12-2. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for St. Stanislaus considering their one-run performance the game before.
Jeremy Mares and Will Powell did most of the damage at the plate: Mares scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Powell scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Heith Shinn, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles.
St. Stanislaus has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Jefferson Davis County, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-7.
St. Stanislaus will have a chance to go back-to-back against Jefferson Davis County: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Saturday.
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