Baseball Recap: Taft Puts Losing Streak Behind Them

Taft's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Kennedy Thunderbirds as the Taft Wildcats made off with a 21-3 win. The Wildcats' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Dylan Clark was incredible, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with four RBI, one run, and one double. He also put up a hit, which was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Blayne Farkas, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

Wildcats

Batting Average

03/18/25 @ Kennedy	48%
03/12/25 @ Highland	9.1%
03/11/25 vs Independence	16.7%
03/07/25 @ Washington Union	13%
03/04/25 vs Ridgeview	13.9%
+ 26 more games

Taft was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. The last time their batting average was this high was back in February of 2024.

The victory snapped Taft's losing streak at seven games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-6 record. As for Kennedy, they dropped their record down to 4-5 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.

Taft will have a chance to go back-to-back against Kennedy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.