The Johnson Jaguars will square off against the Taft Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Johnson will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Johnson had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt Clark last Thursday. The Jaguars put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 9-2 win. Considering the Jaguars have won 11 contests by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Taft came up short against O'Connor last Thursday, falling 15-4. The defeat continues a trend for the Raiders in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.
Taft saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Rangel, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Abbie Kiever also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Johnson pushed their record up to 18-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Taft, their loss dropped their record down to 17-7.
Johnson couldn't quite get it done against Taft when the teams last played back in February of 2024 as they fell 3-0. Can the Jaguars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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