It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but West Plains had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over the Greenwood Rangers. The victory was nothing new for West Plains as they're now sitting on eight straight.
For Greenwood's part, Graeson Register was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 6.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Greenwood saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sawyer Morrow, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base.
West Plains is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-6 record this season. As for Greenwood, their loss dropped their record down to 16-11-1.
West Plains will have a chance to go back-to-back against Greenwood: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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