Baseball Game Preview: Harlan Hawks vs. Taft Raiders

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Previous Games

04/11/25 - Home	4-3 W
04/08/25 - Away	8-6 W
04/25/24 - Home	5-4 W
03/26/24 - Away	11-1 W
04/27/23 - Away	12-0 W
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Harlan is a perfect 10-0 against Taft since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Raiders at 7:15 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

The home team had come away the winner the last four times Harlan and Stevens had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Hawks fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Hawks in their meetings with the Falcons: they've now lost three in a row.

Sotomayor hit Taft with a six-run third inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Raiders lost 12-2 to the WILDCATS.

Taft saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Parks, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.

Harlan's defeat dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Taft, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.

Harlan came out on top in a nail-biter against Taft in their previous meeting back in April of 2025, sneaking past 4-3. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.