Cloverdale came tearing into Friday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Middletown Mustangs a 4-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Cloverdale, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Charlotte Burchett, who gave up just six hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Middletown off the board. Burchett has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 13 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brianna McNulty was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Toree Hatcher was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Cloverdale has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. As for Middletown, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.
Cloverdale will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Kelseyville at 4:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Cloverdale's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Kelseyville has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road. As for Middletown, they will square off against St. Helena at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Helena is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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