The Artesia Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Grants Pirates at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Artesia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with an 8-5 win over Goddard.
The team relied heavily on Jett Whitmire, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Diego Morales, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Grants faced Albuquerque Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Grants came out on top in a nail-biter against Albuquerque Academy and snuck past 6-5. Winning may never get old, but Grants sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Artesia has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-13 record this season. As for Grants, their victory bumped their record up to 24-6.
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