Clovis West has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Liberty Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Clovis West is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Bullard out 5-4.
Tyler Patrick made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Patrick has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Patrick was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
In other pitching news, Jake Turley looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
Patrick wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Marc Anthony Carroll, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Liberty came tearing into Tuesday's match with 15 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Broncos as they made off with a 9-1 victory. Considering Liberty has won 14 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Evan Churchman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brock Thompson, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Grant Voss, who went 2-for-4 with a home run.
Clovis West pushed their record up to 26-6 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Liberty, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-4 record this season.
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