North Central has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Cloverdale Clovers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Saturday, North Central came up short against Bloomfield and fell 5-2. North Central has not had much luck with Bloomfield recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Cloverdale fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Sullivan on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Golden Arrows by a score of 3-2. Cloverdale has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Drake Hoffa spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cloverdale saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trey Schabel, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
North Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Cloverdale, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
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