It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Taylor County had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over the Manchester Blue Devils. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won 14 matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Taylor County got a massive performance out of Emily Hobbs, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Nipper, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Taylor County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Manchester didn't tossed any.
Taylor County is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Manchester, their loss was their ninth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-20.
As of now, neither Taylor County nor Manchester have any future games scheduled.
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