Taft won against Von Steuben last Wednesday with 12 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Taft Eagles narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Whitney Young Dolphins 12-10. The win made it back-to-back victories for Taft.
Rhett Nunez was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Nathan Meara, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On Whitney Young's side, Marcus Garton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jimmy Anastasi, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Taft has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Whitney Young, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-13.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Taft by a score of 15-4.
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