Taft was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 12-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Kaneland Knights. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by exactly four runs.
Israel Rodriguez was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Espinosa, who went 3-for-5 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Taft's defeat dropped their record down to 16-18. As for Kaneland, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 22-9.
Coming up, Taft will square off against Wheeling at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Kaneland, they will face off against Batavia at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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