Taft was the 15-14 winner over Cleveland when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Taft Toreadors fell victim to a rough 14-4 defeat at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday. 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 Chiara Cioffi, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Cioffi has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Taft's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-4. As for Cleveland, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Taft will square off against Birmingham at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Birmingham knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Taft likes a good challenge. As for Cleveland, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Granada Hills Charter at 3:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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