Taft stacked a 16th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the McFarland Cougars a 10-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Taft who now have nine in a row.
RILYNNE STENDERUP made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over six innings pitched. STENDERUP has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. STENDERUP was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, KATELYNN MOORE was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. LIBERTY GREGORY was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Taft pushed their record up to 23-2-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for McFarland, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-18 record this season.
Taft will challenge Delano at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. McFarland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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