Baseball Preview: Taft Eagles vs. Ogden International
The Taft Eagles will head out on the road to take on Ogden International at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Taft is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Taft had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Payton College Prep. Taft has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Taft saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Butcher, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Ogden International waltzed into their matchup on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Grizzlies by a score of 5-1.
Ogden International got a big performance out of Malachi Gonzalez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Gonzalez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Juthaniel Lebron, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Taft's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Ogden International, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-7-1.
Taft took their victory against Ogden International in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Taft since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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