Giddings and Burnet squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Giddings had to settle for second. They lost 8-0 to the Burnet Bulldogs. The shutout was out of character for Giddings seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Giddings saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joel Rivera, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
On Burnet's side, the result came thanks to Kade Shaw's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up seven Ks. Shaw has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Burnet got a massive performance out of Khris Kassner, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double. Another player making a difference was Noah Crawford, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Giddings' defeat dropped their record down to 11-16. As for Burnet, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 28-4.
While Giddings had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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