Garces Memorial proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 11) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over the Clovis East Timberwolves. This was payback for the Rams, who suffered a 7-3 loss the last time these two teams met.
Jaiden Gutierrez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 17 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Viviana Sanchez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI. Lexi Marquez was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Garces Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups. That somehow still isn't as good as their 16-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Clovis East, they moved to 12-4-1 with that defeat, which also ended their nine-game winning streak.
Coming up, Garces Memorial will look to defend their home field on the 23rd against Frontier at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Rams 1.9, the Titans 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Clovis East, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 5-1 win against Madera on the 15th.
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