It was a good run, but Taft unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 6-0 to the Whitney Young Dolphins. Taft was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the four matchups prior) but Whitney Young's pitcher proved too tough.
For Whitney Young's part, the result came thanks to Nyah Allen's shutout, as she gave up just three hits.
At the plate, Natalie Nieves was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Chiqui Vazquez, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Taft's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-6. As for Whitney Young, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 24-10 record this season.
Taft will head out on the road to challenge Prospect at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Taft's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Prospect's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Whitney Young, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Evanston at 4:30 p.m. Whitney Young is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
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