Baseball Recap: Taft Eagles vs. Lake Forest Academy Caxys
Taft scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Lake Forest Academy Caxys with a sharp 21-3 victory. With that win, Taft brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Tom Gentile looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Isreal Rodriguez was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Jacob Younan was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
Taft has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season.
Taft will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Lane Tech at 4:30 p.m. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Lake Forest Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against North Shore Country Day at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Lake Forest Academy is facing North Shore Country Day at the right time seeing as North Shore Country Day is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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