The Taft Wildcats will challenge the Garces Memorial Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Taft is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Kerman on Tuesday. They came up short against the Lions, falling 7-1.
Taft saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was William Espinoza, who went 3-for-4 with one double. That's the most hits Espinoza has posted since back in March of 2024.
While Garces Memorial didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They skirted past Independence 5-4.
Garces Memorial's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Taft, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Taft took their victory against Garces Memorial in their previous meeting back in May of 2021 by a conclusive 8-1. Does Taft have another victory up their sleeve, or will Garces Memorial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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