Taft extended their losing streak to 11 on Friday, dropping their season record down to 4-20 in the process. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the El Camino Real Royals. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Royals this season, with their most recent loss being a 10-2 defeat on Wednesday.
As for El Camino Real, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
For El Camino Real's part, Devin Gonor tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 12 over 6.2 innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave Gonor a new career-high.
At the plate, El Camino Real let Julius Haim and Troy Shaw run wild. Haim went 2-for-3 with three RBI, while Shaw went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI. Those three hits gave Shaw a new career-high. Adan Viner was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Taft is set to square off against their familiar foe Cleveland at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, El Camino Real will take on rival Chatsworth at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Royals 2.9, the Chancellors 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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