The Taft Raiders will take on the Hutto Hippos on Friday. Taft's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Hutto's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Taft is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They beat Johnson by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-3. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Jaguars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hutto, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Everything went their way against Del Valle on Saturday as they made off with an 8-1 victory. Considering the Hippos have won 11 games by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Hutto pushed their record up to 15-13 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Taft, their record is now 20-7.
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