Taft stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Amundsen Vikings an 11-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Taft as they're now sitting on three straight.
Elena Gonzalez was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Victoria Perez, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a double.
Taft's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-5. As for Amundsen, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-7.
Taft will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Northside, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Taft knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Northside likes a good challenge. As for Amundsen, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against DePaul College Prep at 4:30 p.m. Amundsen is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.1 runs per game this season.
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