Clovis North hit Central East with a five-run fifth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bengals came up short against the Broncos, falling 13-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Broncos this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-4 back in April.
This is the second loss in a row for Central East and nudges their season record down to 5-21. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 18-7 Buchanan (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 78.4% over those games). As for Clovis North, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-3-1 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Central East will square off against rival Clovis East at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Clovis North is set to take on their familiar foe Buchanan at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Broncos 2.1, the Bears 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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