Taft extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping them down to 7-13. They lost 6-0 to the Wasco Tigers. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
As for Wasco, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won 11 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
For Wasco's part, the result came thanks to Damian Santos's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up six Ks. Santos has been consistent: he hasn't given up a single earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Eaden Macias and Matthew Wimberly did most of the damage at the plate: Macias got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Wimberly got on base in two of his three plate appearances with four stolen bases and one run. Those four stolen bases gave Wimberly a new career-high.
While Taft had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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