Softball Recap: Grace Deaton leads Monrovia to victory over Cloverdale

By Team Reports May 6, 2024, 6:45am

Softball Recap: Monrovia Bulldogs vs. Cloverdale Clovers

After losing to Cloverdale the last time they met, Monrovia decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Monrovia Bulldogs had just enough and edged the Cloverdale Clovers out 9-8. The win made it back-to-back victories for Monrovia.

The team relied heavily on Grace Deaton, who scored two runs while going 3-for-6. Bailee Campbell was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.

On Cloverdale's side, Keelie Price was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-6. The team also got some help courtesy of Dakota Allee, who went 2-for-5 with four RBI.

Monrovia has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-7 record this season. As for Cloverdale, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-11.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Monrovia will square off against Cascade at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cloverdale, they will head out on the road to take on White River Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Cloverdale is facing White River Valley at the right time seeing as White River Valley is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.

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