The Firebaugh Eagles are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Taft Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. The last three games Firebaugh has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Saturday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Firebaugh had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Lemoore. That's two games in a row now that Firebaugh has lost by just one run.
Firebaugh saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sebastian Perez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Diego Silva was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Taft had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Tigers.
Firebaugh's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Taft, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Firebaugh came out on top in a nail-biter against Taft in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Firebaugh since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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