Taft and Reedley squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Taft had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 3-2. The Wildcats were red-hot at the plate heading into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior), but the Pirates' pitchers proved too tough.
Taft got a good showing from Carter Moore, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Furthermore, Moore didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March.
At the plate, Taft saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lane Cash, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.

Wildcats
| 05/15/26 @ Reedley | 2-3 |
| 05/07/26 vs Delano | 13-1 |
| 05/05/26 @ Delano | 24-5 |
| 04/30/26 @ McFarland | 16-5 |
| 04/28/26 vs McFarland | 5-8 |
With the defeat, Taft broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-18. As for Reedley, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season.
Taft does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Reedley, they have already played their next contest, a 1-0 win against Golden West on the 19th.
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