It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Iowa Park had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Breckenridge Buckaroos 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Iowa Park.
Breckenridge's batters probably weren't too happy with Callista Berrett, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 17 Ks (she gave up five walks).
On the hitting side, Halli Kennedy was excellent, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with a double.
On Breckenridge's side, Chloe Whitmire spent all 8.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up seven Ks. Those 8.2 innings set a new season-high mark for her.
Iowa Park has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-13-1 record this season. As for Breckenridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 24-11-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Iowa Park beat Breckenridge by a score of 3-1.
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