Porterville is 0-3 against Taft since March of 2016 but things could change on Monday. The Panthers will take on the Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Porterville is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Saturday. They fell 7-2 to Templeton. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by exactly five runs.
Meanwhile, Taft was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-2 to Tulare Western, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Taft saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaylinn Barham, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI.
Taft's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Porterville, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Porterville suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Taft in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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