Portales fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Lovington on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 7-6. The Rams just can't catch a break and have now endured ten losses in a row.
Alex Luscombe made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 4-for-5 with two runs and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Tellez, who went 2-for-5 with three runs and one stolen base.
Portales' defeat dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Lovington, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-12.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Portales beat the Wildcats by a score of 7-1 later that day.
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