The St. Joseph Knights will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Clovis West Golden Eagles at 4:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
St. Joseph is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Righetti a 1-0 shutout. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs St. Joseph has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Clovis West won against Selma on Wednesday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Clovis West came out on top in a nail-biter against Clovis East and snuck past 8-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for Clovis West.
Madelyn Johnston and Haley Rangel did most of the damage at the plate: Johnston scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3, while Rangel went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexys Busch, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
St. Joseph is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3-1 record this season. As for Clovis West, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-13-1.
St. Joseph suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to Clovis West in their previous matchup back in February of 2022. Will St. Joseph have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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