It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Service had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears a 5-0 shutout. For the Cougars, this counts as revenge for the 7-6 win the Crimson Bears walked away with the last time they faced one another back in June of 2017.
Braun Precosky looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Rilen Niclai was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Palmer Dalton, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Service's victory bumped their record up to 19-4. As for Juneau-Douglas, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-12 record this season.
As of now, neither Service nor Juneau-Douglas have any future games scheduled.
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