The Grants Pirates are on the road again on Saturday to play the Artesia Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Grants' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Artesia's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Grants is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Albuquerque Academy.
Meanwhile, Artesia faced Goddard in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Artesia walked away with an 8-5 win over Goddard. The victory was familiar territory for Artesia who now have five in a row.
The team relied heavily on Jett Whitmire, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Diego Morales, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Grants has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season. As for Artesia, their win bumped their record up to 17-13.
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