It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Draughn had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Swain County Maroon Devils a 7-0 shutout. Draughn might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 12 matchups by seven runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Tate Jensen's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up 13 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jacob Mull was incredible, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Hunter Cody was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Draughn pushed their record up to 19-4 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Swain County, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5.
Draughn will take on Cherryville on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Draughn: 2.3, Cherryville: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Swain County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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