With a playoff game on the line, Mathis rose to the challenge on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Taft Greyhounds out 3-1. This was a revenge game for Mathis, as the team was forced to settle for a 7-4 loss when these two played last Tuesday.
For Taft's part, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trae Garcia, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Garcia has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Mathis' win bumped their record up to 15-9. As for Taft, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-14.
Mathis is on the road again on Thursday to play Santa Gertrudis Academy at 7:00 p.m. Taft does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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