Baseball Game Preview: Taylorsville Tartars vs. Resurrection Catholic Eagles

For the second straight game, Taylorsville will face off against Resurrection Catholic. The Tartars will head out to square off against the Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Taylorsville will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.

Taylorsville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Resurrection Catholic a 1-0 shutout. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Ford Matthews

Batters Struck Out

05/02/25 vs Resurrection Catholic	9
04/26/25 vs Enterprise	12
04/17/25 vs Ethel	7
04/08/25 @ Stringer	8
04/04/25 @ Seminary	5

Not much got past Ford Matthews, who gave up just a hit and racked up nine Ks to keep Resurrection Catholic off the board. Matthews has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.

Taylorsville pushed their record up to 18-10 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.2 runs over those games. As for Resurrection Catholic, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-12.