Taft stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They beat the Sheridan Spartans by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 18-0. The win was nothing new for Taft as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Taft got a great performance from Cooper Olaughlin as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Olaughlin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Armando Fajardo was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jj McCormick, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Taft pushed their record up to 12-6 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Sheridan, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-14.
Taft will head out on the road to challenge Scio at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Taft's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three contests. As for Sheridan, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Catlin Gabel at 4:30 p.m.
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