Taylor came into Friday's game having lost 13 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged the Carroll Cougars out 6-5. This was payback for Taylor, who suffered a 14-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Hunter Williams made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Williams was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Janoah Trueblood and Keith Walker did most of the damage at the plate: Trueblood scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Walker scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Zach Landis was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
On Carroll's side, Kaihl Hernandez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Coy Lytle, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Carroll didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 17 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Taylor only tossed eight.
Taylor's victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-14. As for Carroll, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-5 record this season.
Taylor will be playing in front of their home fans against Maconaquah at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Maconaquah has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.29 runs per game on average), something Taylor will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Carroll, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Clinton Central at 5:30 p.m. Clinton Central has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.89 runs per game on average), something Carroll will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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