The Goddard Rockets will head out on the road to take on the Portales Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Goddard has eight straight wins, Portales has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, Goddard was able to grind out a solid victory over Lovington, taking the game 8-5.
Ryan Alsup made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. Alsup has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Alsup was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ross Stokes, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Herrera, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Portales didn't have quite enough to beat Artesia on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Goddard pushed their record up to 15-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Portales, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Everything went Goddard's way against Portales in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Goddard made off with a 12-0 victory. Does Goddard have another victory up their sleeve, or will Portales turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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