Baseball Preview: Cloverdale Clovers vs. North Central Thunderbirds
The Cloverdale Clovers will head out on the road to take on the North Central Thunderbirds at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Cloverdale fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Sullivan on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Golden Arrows by a score of 3-2. Cloverdale has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Drake Hoffa spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cloverdale saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trey Schabel, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, North Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bloomfield.
Cloverdale's record is now 5-9. As for North Central, their record now sits at 2-13.
Cloverdale skirted past North Central 6-5 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cloverdale since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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