After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Brookings-Harbor, Taft was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Yamhill-Carlton Tigers. This was payback for Taft, who suffered a 5-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Zack Hankins was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 17 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Hankins has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hankins was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Hankins wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jj McCormick, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Taft's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Yamhill-Carlton, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Taft will have a chance to go back-to-back against Yamhill-Carlton: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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