The Taunton Tigers will square off against the Winchester Red & Black on Monday. Taunton's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three contests, but Monday's match will give them a chance to turn things around.
Taunton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Bishop Feehan, who was ranked first at the time (Taunton was ranked sixth). The Tigers fell just short of the Shamrocks by a score of 3-1 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Tigers have suffered since April 30th.
Taunton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Johnny Escobalez, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Winchester had no problem doing just that on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Panthers 6-4. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Red & Black as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Taunton's loss dropped their record down to 17-6. As for Winchester, their victory bumped their record up to 13-8.
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