Taft can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. Everything went their way against the Von Steuben Panthers as the Taft Eagles made off with a 9-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Taft.
Taft got a great performance from Roberto Gonzalez as he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Evan Jocic was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Angel Mohammad was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Von Steuben's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Kobayashi, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Kobayashi has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Taft pushed their record up to 8-7 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Von Steuben, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-11.
Taft will be playing in front of their home fans against Niles Notre Dame at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Taft is facing Niles Notre Dame at the right time seeing as Niles Notre Dame is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Von Steuben, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Taft at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Taft is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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