Baseball Preview: Goddard Rockets vs. Artesia Bulldogs
Goddard is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Artesia is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Goddard Rockets will take on the Artesia Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Goddard's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Artesia's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Goddard is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Artesia (and have done all season long). Everything went Goddard's way against Artesia on Thursday as Goddard made off with a 7-1 victory.
Tyler Conrad spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ross Stokes, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ryan Alsup, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Goddard has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Artesia, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-12.
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