Caldwell is 0-3 against Taylor since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Caldwell Hornets are on the road again to play the Taylor Ducks at 7:00 p.m.
After soaring to ten runs the game before, Caldwell were a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. Their rough 7-1 defeat to Gatesville might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, Taylor waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the a 6-0 shutout.
Chris Perez was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 16 over six innings pitched. Perez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Perez was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a double.
Perez wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dominick Hartman, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Caldwell's loss dropped their record down to 5-8-1. As for Taylor, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-7-2.
Caldwell might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Taylor in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Caldwell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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