Baseball Preview: Ogden International vs. Taft Eagles
Ogden International will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Taft Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Ogden International will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Monday, Ogden International beat Payton College Prep 5-1.
Ogden International got a big performance out of Malachi Gonzalez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Gonzalez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Juthaniel Lebron, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Taft had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Payton College Prep on Tuesday. Taft has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Taft saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Butcher, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Ogden International has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7-1 record this season. As for Taft, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
Ogden International might still be hurting after the 10-4 loss they got from Taft in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Ogden International have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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