It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Blanco can now relate to. They lost 7-0 to the Jacksboro Tigers on Thursday. Blanco's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
For Jacksboro's part, not much got past Kasey Swan, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Blanco off the board. Swan has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lando Belcher was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI. Tyler Mitchell was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Blanco's loss dropped their record down to 18-6-1. As for Jacksboro, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-7-1 record this season.
While Blanco 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 on Saturday.
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