Baseball Recap: Taft Victorious

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Previous Games

04/30/25 - Home	3-2 W
04/22/24 - Home	4-15 L
04/19/24 - Away	12-10 W
04/28/23 - Home	10-5 W
04/26/23 - Away	2-8 L
+ 5 more games

Taft took a 11-run defeat the last time they faced off against Whitney Young, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Eagles had just enough and edged out the Dolphins 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted since April 16th.

The team relied heavily on Lucas Espinosa, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since April 1st. The team also got some help courtesy of Israel Rodriguez, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

The victory made it two in a row for Taft and bumps their season record up to 13-11. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games. As for Whitney Young, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-13.

Taft will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Dolphins: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.