It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Jacksboro had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Iowa Park Hawks a 5-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Jacksboro sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Not much got past Kasey Swan, who gave up just one hit and racked up nine Ks to keep Iowa Park off the board. Swan has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jacksboro saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cannon Valenzuela, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Jackson Mccomis was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Jacksboro has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-7-1 record this season. As for Iowa Park, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-12.
Jacksboro will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Shallowater. Shallowater knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past six contests -- so hopefully Jacksboro likes a good challenge. Iowa Park does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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