Taft can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Kennedy Thunderbirds as the Taft Wildcats made off with a 9-1 victory. The win was just what Taft needed coming off of a 12-0 loss in their prior game.
Chase Phillips spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned (and one unearned) runs on one hit and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dylan Clark, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Lane Cash was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
On Kennedy's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Diego Ruiz, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Taft's victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Kennedy, they have fallen quite a ways from their 17-5-1 record last season and are now at 3-6.
Taft will have a chance to go back-to-back against Kennedy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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