The Taft Eagles will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Mather Rangers at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Taft will head into Thursday's match on the come-up: they were handed a two-run loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against ITW David Speer Academy on Thursday. Taft blew past ITW David Speer Academy 11-4.
Olivia Saldana was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Saldana has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Saldana was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Taft let Elena Gonzalez and Joselyn Ulloa loose on the outfield. Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, while Ulloa scored two runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Victoria Perez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Mather has not done well against Senn recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Mather put the hurt on Senn with a sharp 7-1 victory.
Taft's win bumped their record up to 18-5. As for Mather, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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