The Taft Greyhounds will face off against the Ingleside Mustangs at 12:00 p.m. on Monday.
Taft fell victim to San Diego and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 6-0 to the Vaqueros. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, the Greyhounds' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Taft saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ansleigh Soliz, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Ingleside entered their tilt with Sinton on Friday with three consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Pirates a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Kylee Ward, who gave up just three hits and racked up 16 Ks to keep Sinton off the board. Those 16 strikeouts gave Ward a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kaylee Murua, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run. That triple was her first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Carol Rodriquez, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base.
Ingleside's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Taft, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
Taft might still be hurting after the 14-2 loss they got from Ingleside in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can Taft avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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