Baseball Preview: Taft Eagles vs. Lane Tech Champions
Taft is 0-9-1 against Lane Tech since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Taft Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Lane Tech Champions at 4:30 p.m. Lane Tech took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Taft, who comes in off a win.
In what's become a running theme this season, Taft gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 12-6 margin over Brooks. The victory was just what Taft needed coming off of a 15-5 loss in their prior contest.
Danny Marr looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits.
At the plate, Angel Mohammad was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Elias Nanos, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lane Tech unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. Their rough 10-1 defeat to Nazareth Academy might stick with them for a while. Lane Tech has not had much luck with Nazareth Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Taft has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season. As for Lane Tech, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Taft has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Lane Tech struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Taft suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to Lane Tech when the teams last played on Wednesday. Can Taft avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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