Clovis West fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Clovis East on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Timberwolves by a score of 4-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Golden Eagles in their meetings with the Timberwolves: they've now lost three in a row.
Aliya Swillis spent all 8.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Clovis West saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madelyn Johnston, who went 1-for-4 with one run.
Clovis West's loss dropped their record down to 15-5. As for Clovis East, their record now sits at 13-2.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Clovis West will challenge rival Buchanan at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Golden Eagles 3.6, the Bears 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Clovis East is set to take on their familiar foe Clovis at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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