Baseball Preview: Taft Wildcats vs. Chavez Titans
Taft is 8-2 against Chavez since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Taft Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Chavez Titans at 4:00 p.m. Taft is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Taft ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They skirted past Chavez 4-3. The win was just what Taft needed coming off of a 6-0 loss in their prior contest.
Cash Clark made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Clark was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Brock Heber was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two RBI. William Espinoza was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Taft has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Chavez, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Taft has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Chavez struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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