It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Paxton had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Central Jaguars 7-5. That's more bragging rights for Paxton, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Collin Stewart, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
On Central's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quincy Wilson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Wilson is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Even though they lost, Central didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Paxton only tossed nine.
Paxton is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Central, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 21-4.
Paxton will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Jay at 7:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Jay: 3.3, Paxton: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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