There's no place like home for Taft, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They blew past the Chavez Titans 9-0 on Thursday. This was a revenge game for the Wildcats: when they faced off against the Titans last Tuesday, they had to take a 11-8 loss.
Cash Clark
| 04/03/25 vs Chavez | 4 |
| 04/01/25 @ Chavez | 2 |
| 03/20/25 vs Kennedy | 2 |
| 03/28/25 vs Garces Memorial | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Kerman | 1 |
Cash Clark made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Clark was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, KJ Downey and Dylan Clark did most of the damage at the plate: Downey scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Dylan scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Clark has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Taft was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Taft pushed their record up to 4-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Chavez, the defeat snapped their winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 9-3 record.
Looking ahead, Taft will take on Sanger in a tournament on Saturday. As for Chavez, they will head out to challenge Foothill at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Trojans will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something the Titans surely won't give up without a fight.
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