Baseball Recap: Taft Wildcats vs. Delano Tigers
Taft can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They beat the Delano Tigers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-3. Winning may never get old, but Taft sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Chase Phillips made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Phillips has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Phillips was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Brock Heber was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. William Espinoza was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Delano's side, ROBERTO GARCIA was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of AYDEN VASQUEZ, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Taft is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Delano, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-15.
As of now, neither Taft nor Delano have any future games scheduled.
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