The Jacksboro Tigers will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Blanco Panthers. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Jacksboro: 2.2, Blanco: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Jacksboro is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They never let Blanco onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Jacksboro, who have now won 16 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Kasey Swan, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Blanco off the board. Swan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lando Belcher, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Tyler Mitchell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Jacksboro has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-7-1 record this season. As for Blanco, their loss dropped their record down to 18-6-1.
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