Taft is 8-0 against McFarland since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Taft Wildcats will look to defend their home field against the McFarland Cougars at 6:30 p.m. Taft is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Taft can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They blew past Shafter 11-4. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Taft considering their two-run performance the game before.
RILYNNE STENDERUP made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. STENDERUP was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, JADA MIZENER looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Taft let LIBERTY GREGORY and CADENCE MIZENER loose on the outfield. GREGORY went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI, while MIZENER scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of RYLEE OWENS, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but McFarland had to settle for a 9-8 defeat against Chavez on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for McFarland in their matchups with Chavez: they've now lost eight in a row.
Taft pushed their record up to 21-2-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for McFarland, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-16.
Everything went Taft's way against McFarland when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Taft made off with a 12-0 victory. Will Taft repeat their success, or does McFarland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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