Baseball Game Preview: Taylorsville Tartars vs. Resurrection Catholic Eagles

Tartars

Runs

04/27/25 @ Enterprise	19
04/26/25 vs Enterprise	9
04/18/25 @ Ethel	16
04/17/25 vs Ethel	11
04/11/25 vs Stringer	17
+ 22 more games

Taylorsville has won five straight games at home, while Resurrection Catholic has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Tartars will host the Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Taylorsville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.

Taylorsville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Sunday. They blew past Enterprise 19-6. The Tartars have beaten the Yellowjackets the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Yellowjackets has come to flipping the script.

Taylorsville got a massive performance out of Caden Bester, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI. That's the most hits Bester has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Easton Ford, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and four RBI.

Taylorsville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Meanwhile, Resurrection Catholic posted their closest win since March 7th on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Noxapater, sneaking past 8-6.

Resurrection Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 18-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Taylorsville, their win bumped their record up to 17-10.

Taylorsville took their victory against Resurrection Catholic in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 8-0 score. Will the Tartars repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.