The Taft Eagles will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Amundsen Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Taft will be strutting in after a win while Amundsen will be coming in after a defeat.
Taft took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Chicago Academy onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Amundsen unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 8-2 to Hersey. Having soared to a lofty 22 runs in the game before, Amundsen couldn't push the score so high this time.
Taft's win bumped their record up to 12-14. As for Amundsen, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-10.
Taft came up short against Amundsen when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 11-6. Thankfully for Taft, Padraig O'Shea (who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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