Holmes extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 4-9. They lost 7-0 to the Taft Raiders. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Raiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-3 on Tuesday.
As for Taft, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-4. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by six runs or more this season.
For Taft's part, Miguel Gomez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Eduardo Toral was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Parks, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Holmes is set to challenge their familiar foe Warren at 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Taft will take on rival Stevens at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
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