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| 04/08/25 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 04/30/24 - Away | 4-7 L |
| 04/12/24 - Home | 9-4 W |
| 05/05/23 - Away | 10-1 W |
| 04/18/23 - Home | 5-4 W |
| + 5 more games |
Central and Buchanan are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2020, but likely not for long. The Grizzlies will welcome the Bears at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Central is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Clovis West just ended the team's 15-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Golden Eagles by a score of 11-10.
Kalena Olmos was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Mel Mendoza was another key player, going 2-for-5 with one home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Buchanan got themselves on the board against Clovis on Tuesday, but Clovis never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Cougars. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won ten matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Buchanan has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Central, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 19-2-1.
Central skirted past Buchanan 3-2 in their previous matchup on April 8th. Do the Grizzlies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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