It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Slaton can now relate to. They lost 15-5 to the Bushland Falcons on Saturday. Slaton has struggled against Bushland recently, as their game on Saturday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
For Bushland's part, they got a great performance from Dawson Jaco as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Jaco has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brecken Adams, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. Jaxon Fetsch was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
Slaton's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12-1. As for Bushland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3-1 record this season.
As of now, neither Slaton nor Bushland have any future games scheduled.
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