The Sullivan Golden Arrows will be playing at home against the Cloverdale Clovers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sullivan has 12 straight wins, Cloverdale has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Sullivan will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against South Putnam on Friday. Sullivan walked away with a 10-7 victory over South Putnam.
Jaylynn Hobbs made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Hobbs was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs.
Hobbs wasn't the only one making solid contact as eight players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kate Ridgway, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and a triple. Another player making a difference was Kensley Wiltermood, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Cloverdale scored the most runs they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Monrovia by a score of 9-8.
Keelie Price was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-6. Dakota Allee was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with four RBI.
Sullivan pushed their record up to 18-4 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Cloverdale, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Cloverdale's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Sullivan has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Cloverdale, though, as they've been averaging only 2.7. Will Sullivan keep running through batters, or will Cloverdale buck the trend?
Sullivan took their victory against Cloverdale when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 23-1. Will Sullivan repeat their success, or does Cloverdale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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