Taft lost to Bakersfield back in May of 2022 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Wildcats fell just short of the Drillers by a score of 9-8.

Ben Nuncio
| 02/28/26 @ Legacy Christian Academy | 4 |
| 03/04/26 @ Bakersfield | 3 |
| 02/26/26 vs Mira Monte | 3 |
| 02/28/26 vs California City | 2 |
Ben Nuncio was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one home run and three runs. He is becoming a predictor of Taft's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Barnett, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
Taft now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Bakersfield, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 4-2.
Coming up, Taft will square off against Strathmore at 4:00 p.m. on the 12th. As for Bakersfield, they will face off against Foothill at 4:00 p.m. on the 13th.
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