Taylor Prep has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Detroit Cristo Rey WOLVES at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
On Thursday, Taylor Prep came up short against Ecorse and fell 6-2.
Meanwhile, Detroit Cristo Rey entered their tilt with Frankel Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Jaguars on Thursday as they made off with a 9-3 win. The result was nothing new for Detroit Cristo Rey, who have now won three games by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Rolando Garcia, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Carlos Escobar was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Taylor Prep's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Detroit Cristo Rey, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Taylor Prep took their win against Detroit Cristo Rey in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 10-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Detroit Cristo Rey's Landen Willis, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Taylor Prep still be able to contain Willis? There's only one way to find out.
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