The Clovis East Timberwolves will head out on the road to square off against the Central East Bengals at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Clovis East is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Clovis East made easy work of Clovis and carried off an 11-1 win. The Timberwolves haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Chloe Solis spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 11 Ks.
Gabriella Valdez
| 05/05/26 vs Clovis | 4 |
| 04/17/26 @ Clovis | 3 |
| 03/21/26 vs Pleasant Valley | 2 |
| 03/11/26 vs Kingsburg | 2 |
| 05/13/25 @ Buchanan | 2 |
On the hitting side, Clovis East let Chloe Wolfe and Gabriella Valdez run wild. Wolfe got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one double, while Valdez went a perfect 4-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those four hits gave Valdez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Madeleine Larralde, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Clovis East was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Clovis North hit Central East with a five-run fifth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bengals lost 13-1 to the Broncos. The Bengals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Clovis East's win bumped their record up to 18-3. As for Central East, their loss dropped their record down to 5-21.
Everything went Clovis East's way against Central East in their previous matchup back in April, as Clovis East made off with a 12-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Timberwolves since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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