Baseball Preview: Interlachen Rams vs. Taylor Wildcats
Interlachen is 1-9 against Taylor since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Interlachen Rams will be staying on the road to face off against the Taylor Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. Interlachen is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Interlachen came up short against Matanzas and fell 5-1.
Interlachen saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cason Thomas, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Taylor had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Griffins as they made off with a 13-3 win. The result was nothing new for Taylor, who have now won six matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Jacob Rivera made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rivera was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Peyton Fender was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Roberto Mancilla, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Interlachen's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Taylor, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 7-11.
Everything went Interlachen's way against Taylor in their previous meeting back in March as Interlachen made off with a 12-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Interlachen since the squad 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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