Taft waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Delano Tigers as they made off with a 13-1 win. With that victory, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Ben Nuncio
| 05/07/26 vs Delano | 6 |
| 04/08/25 vs Wasco | 5 |
| 03/28/25 vs Garces Memorial | 6 |
Ben Nuncio and Hadley Jones made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Nuncio struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Jones pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the most strikeouts Nuncio has posted since back in March of 2025. At the plate, Nuncio went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run, while Jones went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI. Taft is 6-1 when Nuncio posts two or more stolen bases, but 4-16 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mason Montes, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Taft's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 6-17 when he doesn't). Lane Cash was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Taft was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive games.
Taft's record now sits at 10-17. As for Delano, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost 13 of their last 16 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-21 record this season.
As of now, neither Taft nor Delano have any future games scheduled.
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