The Taft Wildcats will square off against the Sanger Apaches at 12:20 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Taft took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Chavez get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Wildcats have posted against the Titans since May 5, 2022.
Cash Clark
| 04/03/25 vs Chavez | 4 |
| 04/01/25 @ Chavez | 2 |
| 03/20/25 vs Kennedy | 2 |
| 03/28/25 vs Garces Memorial | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Kerman | 1 |
Cash Clark made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Clark was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Taft let KJ Downey and Dylan Clark run wild. Downey scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Clark scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Clark has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Taft was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Sanger and Edison, and Sanger kept the tradition alive. The Apaches blew past the Tigers 10-0 on Friday. The Apaches might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by ten runs or more this season.
Sanger's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Taft, their victory bumped their record up to 4-8.
Taft might still be hurting after the 12-0 defeat they got from Sanger in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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