Taft won the last time they faced George West, and things went their way on Friday too. Everything went the Taft Greyhounds' way against the George West Longhorns as the Taft Greyhounds made off with a 9-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Taft.
For George West's part, Kenna Ruiz put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and seven unearned) runs off 11 hits. Ruiz has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Ruiz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Ruiz wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Rodriguez, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.
Taft has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-11-1 record this season. As for George West, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-15.
Taft will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Goliad, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Goliad will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Taft surely won't give up without a fight. As for George West, they will head out on the road to take on Aransas Pass at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. George West is facing Aransas Pass at the right time seeing as Aransas Pass is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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