Artesia had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They never let the Goddard Rockets onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for Artesia, who have now won 11 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Madison Martinez made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Martinez has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Martinez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kayden Apodaca, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Mikenzi Carlo, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Artesia is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Goddard, they dropped their record down to 12-11 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Artesia is on the road again on Tuesday to play Lovington at 5:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Lovington: 2.7, Artesia: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Goddard, they will head out on the road to square off against Portales at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Goddard is facing Portales at the right time seeing as Portales is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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