It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Jennings had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bastrop Rams a 7-0 shutout. Jennings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 16 matches by six runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Jenna Morvant's shutout, as she gave up just five hits and racked up ten Ks. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Emma Venable, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Karmen Bradley, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Bastrop's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cara'Lexis Jumper, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Jennings has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Bastrop, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-12.
Jennings will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Iota at 6:00 p.m. Iota knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four contests -- so hopefully Jennings likes a good challenge. Bastrop does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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