The Taft Raiders will take on the Holmes Huskies at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Taft's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Holmes has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
On Friday, Taft beat Marshall 6-2.
Camilla Hernandez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up 18 Ks.
On the hitting side, Sophia Quiroz was excellent, going 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Kaylee Sanchez was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Holmes). They won by a run and slipped past Stevens 12-11. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Huskies considering their two-run performance the game before.
Holmes' first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-16. As for Taft, their win bumped their record up to 15-6.
Holmes' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Taft has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Holmes, though, as they've been averaging only 1.6 strikeouts. Will Taft keep running through batters, or will the Huskies buck the trend?
Everything went Taft's way against Holmes when the teams last played back in February, as Taft made off with a 13-3 victory. Do the Raiders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Huskies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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