The Bullard Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Clovis West Golden Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bullard comes in on 16 and Clovis West on four.
Bullard is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Frontier 4-3.
Meanwhile, Clovis West beat Centennial 6-3 on Thursday.
Tyler Patrick was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Patrick has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Patrick was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dominic DeCanio, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Bullard is on a roll lately: they've won 21 of their last 22 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season. As for Clovis West, they pushed their record up to 25-6 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home.
Bullard skirted past Clovis West 3-1 in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Clovis West's Nathan Baeza, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Bullard to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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