Baseball Preview: Taft Tigers vs. Sheridan Spartans
Taft is 3-0 against Sheridan since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Taft Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Sheridan Spartans at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Taft has five straight victories, Sheridan has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Taft can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Dayton with a sharp 11-0 win.
Zack Hankins was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Hankins has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hankins was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Juan Hernandez was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. Conner Reith was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Sheridan suffered a rough 12-3 defeat at the hands of Amity on April 10th.
Taft is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Sheridan, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Everything went Taft's way against Sheridan when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Taft made off with a 13-2 victory. Will Taft repeat their success, or does Sheridan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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