Clovis waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Buchanan Bears 7-6. That's two games straight that Clovis has won by just one run.
Marcel Leal was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Leal has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Leal was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Clovis got a great performance from Arturo Becerra as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (he also only allowed one walk).
Leal wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was John Kasten, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Drake Davis, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Buchanan's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Myers, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Corbin Culver was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Clovis has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Buchanan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-9.
Clovis will have a chance to go back-to-back against Buchanan: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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