Softball Game Preview: Cloverdale Leaves Home

By Team Reports May 11, 2024, 7:28am

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 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.

Cloverdale's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Edgewood on Thursday. They lost 18-0 to the Mustangs.

Cloverdale saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Wynia, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.

Meanwhile, Sullivan waltzed into their matchup on Friday with 13 straight wins... but they left with 14. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Miners a 10-0 shutout. Considering Sullivan has won 13 matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Jaylynn Hobbs was incredible, firing off two home runs and six RBI while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Aphtyn Earley, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

Cloverdale dropped their record down to 1-12 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Sullivan, their win bumped their record up to 20-4.

Cloverdale might still be hurting after the 23-1 defeat they got from 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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