It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Stanton had no problem doing just that on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Lamesa Tornadoes out 4-3. This was payback for Stanton, who suffered a 5-3 loss the last time these two teams met.
Matthew Marquez was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Marquez was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with an RBI.
Marquez wasn't the only one making solid contact as eight players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bret Davis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Aidan Armandarez was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI.
On Lamesa's side, they got a good showing from Sawyer Wallace, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Stanton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-13 record this season. As for Lamesa, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-16-1.
Stanton will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lamesa: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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