Clovis West came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.1 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Clovis Cougars 7-5. That's more bragging rights for Clovis West, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Tyler Patrick spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Micah Raygoza was incredible, going 1-for-1 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Marc Anthony Carroll, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Clovis' side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Deep Chohan, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Clovis West has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Clovis, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-7.
Clovis West will have a chance to go back-to-back against Clovis: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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