With a playoff game on the line, Clovis North rose to the challenge on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Central Grizzlies a 5-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Clovis North as they're now sitting on five straight.
The result came thanks to Jocelynn Gonzalez's shutout, as she gave up just three hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Emma Blea, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brynn Gentry, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
On Central's side, Kaia Galaviz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on nine hits.
On the hitting side, Central saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cici Frazel, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Central hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. This was only their second loss (out of nine games) when they post two or more strikeouts.
Clovis North is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-7-1.
Clovis North will be playing at home against Casa Grande at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Clovis North is on a four-game streak of home wins, Casa Grande a seven-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Central will take on Tracy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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