For the second straight game, Carlsbad will face off against Hobbs. The Cavemen will challenge the Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Carlsbad is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Carlsbad is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Hobbs, who was ranked 15th at the time (Carlsbad was ranked sixth). The Cavemen never let the Eagles get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Tuesday.
For Hobbs' part, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Hernandez, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Hobbs has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-13 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Carlsbad, their win bumped their record up to 15-10.
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