Taft suffered their biggest defeat since May 2nd on Saturday. They came up short against the Highland Park Giants, falling 15-9. The Eagles were not able to make up for their loss to the Giants from their previous meeting back in March of 2024.
Andrew Korolis stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 2-for-5 with one home run and four RBI. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Espinosa, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
Taft now has a losing record of 14-15. As for Highland Park, their win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-8.
Coming up, Taft will face off against Hampshire at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Highland Park, they will challenge Conant at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Giants are facing the Cougars at the right time seeing as the Cougars are stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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