The Taft Wildcats will be playing at home against the Independence Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Taft will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Taft is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Santa Ynez 3-1.
Ben Nuncio spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Dylan Clark was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Independence came into Tuesday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged Arvin out 3-1.
Taft has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Independence, their victory bumped their record up to 13-16.
Taft might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Independence when the teams last played back in March of 2015. Thankfully for Taft, Kevin Larson (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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