Clovis West is 2-8 against Central since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. Clovis West is taking a road trip to square off against Central at 3:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a six-game winning streak alive.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Clovis West and Kingsburg, and Clovis West kept the tradition alive. Clovis West won by a run and slipped past Kingsburg 5-4.
Aliya Swillis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on 11 hits and racked up nine Ks.
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At the plate, Madelyn Johnson was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Haley Rangel, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
Clovis West hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kingsburg struck out nine times.
Meanwhile, Central had just enough and edged out Bakersfield Christian 3-2 on Monday.
Central also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Kaia Galaviz gave up just two earned runs on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Central saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabi Ramirez, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Clovis West pushed their record up to 11-1-1 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.33 hits in those games compared to only 4.6 in the others. As for Central, their record now sits at 10-1-1.
Clovis West suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Central when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Clovis West avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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