With a playoff game on the line, Carter rose to the challenge on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Artesia Pioneers 13-12. The victory was nothing new for Carter as they're now sitting on eight straight.
For Artesia's part, Vanessa Soto made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Alea Medina was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
Carter pushed their record up to 17-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Artesia, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-8-1.
Carter has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Quartz Hill at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Carter's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last seven contests. Artesia does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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