Taylor extended their losing streak to eight on Friday, dropping them down to 3-21. They lost 7-1 to the Salado Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-3 on Tuesday.
As for Salado, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games. That's provided a massive bump to their 19-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games.
For Salado's part, they got several good pitching performances, but Owen Gunter was perhaps the best, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gunter has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ethan Robledo, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Jamison Stephens, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Taylor does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Salado, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 11-1 victory against Little River Academy on the 25th.
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