Artesia extended their postseason success on Friday against Goddard. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Goddard Rockets. Winning may never get old, but Artesia sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Jett Whitmire was incredible, going 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.
On Goddard's side, Michael Mathison made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two triples, two RBI, and a run. Cinco Holloway was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Artesia has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-13 record this season. As for Goddard, their loss dropped their record down to 23-7.
Artesia is on the road again on Saturday to play Grants 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. Goddard does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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