It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Massac County had no problem doing just that on Monday. They skirted past the Frankfort Redbirds 6-5. The win was nothing new for Massac County as they're now sitting on 11 straight.
Zach Maurer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Maurer has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Maurer was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Noah Melcher was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two runs and a triple. Another player making a difference was Luke Maurer, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Massac County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a massive bump to their 22-9 record this season. As for Frankfort, they dropped their record down to 6-20 with that loss, which was their 12th straight on the road.
Massac County will challenge Anna-Jonesboro at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Massac County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. Frankfort does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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