Artesia has won 17 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Bloomfield has won 17 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Bulldogs will welcome the Bobcats at 3:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Artesia 3.5, Bloomfield 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Artesia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Goddard a 2-0 shutout. The victory continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Rockets: they've now won seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield faced St. Pius X in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Bobcats walked away with a 6-2 win over the Sartans.
Bloomfield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season. As for Artesia, their victory bumped their record up to 24-6.
Artesia was able to grind out a solid win over Bloomfield in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 8-3. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Bobcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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