It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Chester had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with an 11-7 victory over the Hayfork Timberjacks. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Chester also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2018.
Jax Holland made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Holland was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Jacob Dowling was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lucas Klimek, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Chester has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Hayfork, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-13.
Chester has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Biggs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Biggs is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season. Hayfork does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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