Birmingham is 10-0 against Taft since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Birmingham Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Taft Toreadors at 3:00 p.m. Birmingham knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Taft likes a good challenge.
Birmingham put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season back in March. They blew past Louisville 14-3. Birmingham's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Rebecca Lozano was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Lozano has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lozano was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with five RBI, two doubles, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jessica Rose, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Rachel Lowry, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Taft fell victim to a rough 14-4 defeat at the hands of Cleveland on Wednesday. Taft has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Taft saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chiara Cioffi, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Birmingham has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Taft, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-4.
Birmingham took their win against Taft in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 21-0. Does Birmingham have another victory up their sleeve, or will Taft turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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