Portales hasn't had much luck against Artesia recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Rams will look to defend their home field against the Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Tuesday, Portales came up short against West Las Vegas and fell 5-1. The Rams have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Portales saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Luscombe, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Luscombe hit this season.
Meanwhile, Artesia faced Carlsbad in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Cavemen/Cavegirls by a score of 2-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Bulldogs were not able to get on the board.
Portales' defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Artesia, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-6 record.
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