Baseball Preview: Scio Loggers vs. Taft Tigers
Scio is 0-3 against Taft since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Scio Loggers will be playing at home against the Taft Tigers at 3:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Scio sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Creswell.
Meanwhile, Taft stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They beat Sheridan by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 18-0. The win was nothing new for Taft as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Cooper Olaughlin tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Taft got a massive performance out of Armando Fajardo, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Jj McCormick was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Scio's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-13. As for Taft, they pushed their record up to 12-6 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Scio couldn't quite finish off Taft when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 2-0. Can Scio avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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