Prep softball: Buchanan, Clovis set for Nos. 1-2 showdown
The Bee’s top two ranked softball teams in the Central Section will clash Friday when No. 2 Clovis hosts No. 1 Buchanan in a Tri-River Athletic Conference game.
The Bears (17-4) have won four straight, including their first three league games to take the lead in the TRAC race.
The defending section Division I champion Cougars (17-3) have won two in a row after opening TRAC play April 8 with a 4-2 loss in eight innings to Clovis East.
First pitch for Friday’s game at Clovis High is set for 6:30 p.m.
First place will also be on the line Friday in the North Yosemite and North Sequoia leagues.
In the NYL, Roosevelt (10-3-1, 3-0) hosts Sunnyside (8-12, 3-0) at 3:30 p.m., while Liberty-Madera Ranchos (15-4, 2-0) plays at Kerman (12-8-1, 3-0) at 4 p.m.
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Softball
The Bee’s Central Section Rankings
Overall Top 20
(Records through April 19)
- 1. Buchanan 17-4
- 2. Clovis 17-3
- 3. Central 16-4
- 4. Madera 18-5
- 5. Clovis East 14-7
- 6. Bullard 11-8
- 7. Stockdale 12-4
- 8. Liberty-Bakersfield 14-7-1
- 9. Frontier 13-9
- 10. Hanford 11-9-1
- 11. El Diamante 14-7
- 12. Hanford West 12-9
- 13. Liberty-Madera Ranchos 15-4
- 14. Sanger 14-8
- 15. Selma 16-4
- 16. Dinuba 15-41
- 17. Monache 16-4
- 18. Mission Oak 14-4-1
- 19. Clovis West 6-12-1
- 20. Clovis North 7-10
Divisional Rankings
Division I: 1. Buchanan; 2. Clovis; 3. Central
Division II: 1. Madera; 2. El Diamante; 3. Sanger
Division III: 1. Hanford; 2. Liberty-Madera Ranchos; 3. Dinuba
Division IV: 1. Selma; 2. Mission Oak; 3. Wasco 13-5
Division V: 1. Caruthers 13-2-3; 2. Firebaugh 14-6; 3. Coalinga 15-5-1
Division VI: 1. Orange Cove 13-5; 2. Parlier 9-7; 3. Frazier Mountain 6-4
This story was originally published April 20, 2016 at 3:54 PM with the headline "Prep softball: Buchanan, Clovis set for Nos. 1-2 showdown."