Tuesday just wasn't the day for Clovis East's offense. They lost 10-0 to the Central Grizzlies on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for Clovis East in their matchups with Central: they've now lost three in a row.
Eliana Massicci made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with a triple.
On Central's side, Sara Barbosa tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Central got a massive performance out of Bella Palma, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamana Powell, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Clovis East's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6-1 record this season.
Clovis East will be playing at home against Buchanan at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Buchanan's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Clovis East's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Central, they will head out on the road to challenge Clovis at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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