Taft is 2-8 against Stevens since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Taft Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Stevens Falcons at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Taft was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Warren.
Nathan Hopping made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Stevens came up short against Harlan on Tuesday and fell 7-4. Stevens has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Joel Diaz was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Taft's loss dropped their record down to 4-20-1. As for Stevens, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-13.
Taft might still be hurting after the 10-4 loss they got from Stevens in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stevens' Jordan Vargas, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-5. Now that Taft knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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