The Taylor Wildcats will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Matanzas Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Matanzas took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Taylor, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, Taylor needed a bit of extra time to put away Lake Mary Prep. They skirted past the Griffins 5-3. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Griffins recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Andon Harcus made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February of 2025. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.
In other batting news, Drew Moyer was excellent, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one run.
St. Joseph Academy hit Matanzas with a five-run sixth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Pirates took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Flashes. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Matanzas also got a good showing from Cole Weber, who didn't allow a single hit and allowed only one earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Matanzas saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gianni Cerbone, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run. That run marked the first that Cerbone has scored this season.
Matanzas' loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Taylor, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Taylor couldn't quite finish off Matanzas in their previous meeting on Wednesday and fell 4-2. Will the Wildcats have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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