Taft entered their tilt with McFarland with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They were the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over the McFarland Cougars on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Taft also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Ben Nuncio was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Nuncio was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ethan Ward, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Dylan Clark, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Taft is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for McFarland, they dropped their record down to 3-22 with that defeat, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.
Taft will head out on the road to face off against Delano at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Taft is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. McFarland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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