The Clovis Cougars will take on the Sierra Pacific Golden Bears at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Clovis' pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Stockdale 7-0.
Clovis got a great performance from Logan Georges as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Georges has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Drake Davis, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Deep Chohan, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Clovis always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Stockdale only posted an OBP of .125.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sierra Pacific). They put the hurt on Sunnyside with a sharp 18-2 victory on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Xander Stone tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March of 2024.
At the plate, Sierra Pacific got a massive performance out of Justin Simas, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-5. Those four hits gave Simas a new career-high. Harrison Todd also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Sierra Pacific has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Clovis, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-12.
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