Softball Preview: Cloverdale Clovers vs. Sullivan Golden Arrows
The Cloverdale Clovers will head out on the road to face off against the Sullivan Golden Arrows at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Cloverdale has struggled recently with 12 losses in a row, while Sullivan will arrive with 12 straight victories.
Cloverdale is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Monrovia by a score of 9-8 on Friday.
Keelie Price was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-6. Another player making a difference was Dakota Allee, who went 2-for-5 with four RBI.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, Sullivan made sure to put some runs up on the board against South Putnam on Friday. Sullivan came out on top against South Putnam by a score of 10-7.
Jaylynn Hobbs was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Hobbs was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs.
Hobbs wasn't the only one making solid contact as eight players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kate Ridgway, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Kensley Wiltermood, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Cloverdale's defeat dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Sullivan, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-4.
Cloverdale suffered a grim 23-1 defeat to Sullivan in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Cloverdale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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