The Lindblom Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Taft Eagles at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Lindblom is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Lindblom will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Farragut on Tuesday. Everything went Lindblom's way against Farragut as Lindblom made off with an 11-0 win.
Lindblom got a great performance from Miguel Villegas as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Villegas has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Andrew Crenshaw was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Andres Aguirre, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Taft lost 16-4 to York on Saturday. Taft has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The victory got Lindblom back to even at 12-12. As for Taft, their loss dropped their record down to 13-16.
Lindblom was able to grind out a solid win over Taft in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 6-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lindblom since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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