Taft scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Everything went their way against the Northside Mustangs as the Taft Eagles made off with a 15-5 win. Taft might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three matches by ten runs or more this season.
Taft got a great performance from Henry Malarski as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Angel Mohammad, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and four runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Isreal Rodriguez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Northside's side, Rowan Yen was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Taft's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Northside, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Taft will face off against Lake Forest Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Northside, they will head out on the road to take on Whitney Young at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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