After three games on the road, Taft is heading back home. They will take on the Mathis Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Taft has not done well against Odem recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Taft walked away with a 12-9 win over Odem.
Meanwhile, Mathis stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Aransas Pass a 15-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mathis.
Aliyah Montemayor and Lexi Rodriguez did most of the damage at the plate: Montemayor went 2-for-2 with four RBI and a run, while Rodriguez scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Angelina Hernandez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Taft's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-10-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs per game. As for Mathis, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
Everything went Taft's way against Mathis in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Taft made off with a 10-0 win. Does Taft have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mathis turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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