Baseball Recap: Central has no trouble against Clovis East

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 10:12pm

Baseball Recap: Central Grizzlies vs. Clovis East Timberwolves

Central owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Clovis East Timberwolves as the Central Grizzlies made off with a 6-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Central.

The result came thanks to Marcelo Rodriguez's shutout, as he gave up just two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Marcus Nolen was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Donovan Saunders, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.

Central is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-14 record this season. As for Clovis East, their loss was their eighth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-17.

Central will have a chance to go back-to-back against Clovis East: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.

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