It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Iowa Park had no problem doing just that on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Breckenridge Buckaroos 3-1. Winning may never get old, but Iowa Park sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Kinslee Deel tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Raylee Huse was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Rowan Pike was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On Breckenridge's side, Chloe Whitmire spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits. Whitmire has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Breckenridge saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carlee Stewart, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Iowa Park is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 20-13-1 record this season. As for Breckenridge, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 24-12-1.
Iowa Park is on the road again on Friday to play Wall at 6:00 p.m. Breckenridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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