Taft was the 10-4 winner over Ogden International when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Taft Eagles fell just short of Ogden International by a score of 9-8 on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that Taft has lost by just one run.
Evan Jocic was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Justin Butcher was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Taft was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ogden International only posted a batting average of .208.
On Ogden International's side, the team relied heavily on Payton Hall, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Malachi Gonzalez, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Taft now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Ogden International, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7-1 record this season.
While Taft had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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