The Taylor Ducks will head out on the road to square off against the Smithville Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Monday, Taylor suffered a rough 19-1 defeat at the hands of Giddings. Taylor has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Smithville scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Everything went their way against Manor New Tech as Smithville made off with a 20-0 victory. Smithville might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven contests by eight runs or more this season.
Addison Otto made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Otto was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played.
In other batting news, Smithville got a big performance out of Brityn Roberts, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kenna Tiner, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Taylor's loss dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Smithville, their record now sits at 11-7-3.
Taylor came up short against Smithville in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 8-4. Can Taylor avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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