Lovington lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Dexter, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Thursday's contest. The Wildcats' pitchers stepped up to hand the Demons a 6-0 shutout on Thursday. Considering the Wildcats have won three games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Jezarae Quiroga got the start for Lovington and what a start it was: she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Lovington's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Andrea Hernandez, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Shaelyn Dunlap also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Wildcats
| 03/26/26 vs Dexter | 40.7% |
| 03/24/26 vs Carlsbad | 24% |
| 03/21/26 @ Piedra Vista | 16.7% |
| 03/21/26 vs Silver | 23.1% |
| 03/20/26 vs Farmington | 26.9% |
| + 12 more games |
Lovington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2025.
The win made it two in a row for Lovington and bumps their season record up to 6-4. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Dexter, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.
Lovington has already played their next matchup, an 8-4 defeat against St. Pius X on the 27th. As for Dexter, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 15-0 win against East Mountain on the 31st.
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