Taylor has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Smithville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Taylor will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Giddings on Friday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-point defeat they were dealt on Tuesday. Taylor fell just short of Giddings by a score of 10-8.
Meanwhile, Smithville can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They never let Manor New Tech onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Smithville considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
The team relied heavily on Claire Kennon, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Dakota Young, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Taylor's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-18. As for Smithville, their win bumped their record up to 14-9-3.
Taylor came up short against Smithville in their previous matchup back in March, falling 6-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Smithville's Addison Otto, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Now that Taylor knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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