Clovis East is 2-8 against Clovis North since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Timberwolves will look to defend their home field against the Broncos at 6:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Clovis East 3.4, Clovis North 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Clovis East's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Buchanan hitters got past them. The Timberwolves lost 14-3 to the Bears on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Timberwolves have suffered against the Bears since April 9, 2022.
Clovis East saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabriella Valdez, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, Clovis North waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Golden Eagles by a score of 11-7. Clovis North's victory was all the more impressive since the Golden Eagles were averaging only 3.18 runs allowed on the season.
Jaelyn Clark was excellent, going 1-for-3 with four RBI and one run. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Riley Grealy was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Clovis East and nudges their season record down to 13-6-1. As for Clovis North, their win bumped their record up to 16-4-2.
Clovis East skirted past Clovis North 2-0 in their previous meeting on April 4th. Will the Timberwolves repeat their success, or do the Broncos have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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