Clovis North is 8-2 against Clovis since April of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Broncos are taking a road trip to take on the Cougars at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Clovis North has nine straight wins, Clovis has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Clovis North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Clovis East, who was ranked 13th at the time (Clovis North was ranked third). The Broncos had just enough and edged out the Timberwolves 5-4 on Tuesday. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Jocelynn Gonzalez
| 04/28/26 vs Clovis East | 7 |
| 04/24/26 @ Clovis West | 7 |
| 04/17/26 vs Central East | 13 |
| 04/14/26 vs Clovis | 10 |
| 03/31/26 vs Highland | 6 |
| 03/30/26 vs Sanger | 8 |
Jocelynn Gonzalez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Clovis North's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Riley Grealy, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI. Jaelyn Clark was another, getting on base in two of her four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Clovis came up short against Buchanan on Tuesday and fell 10-6.
Clovis North's win bumped their record up to 16-3-1. As for Clovis, their loss dropped their record down to 13-11.
Everything went Clovis North's way against Clovis when the teams last played on April 14th, as Clovis North made off with a 9-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Broncos since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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