Portales extended their losing streak to six on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 3-12 in the process. They came up short against the Goddard Rockets, falling 8-0. The Rams were not able to make up for their defeat to the Rockets from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
As for Goddard, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-11 record this season. Considering they have won six games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
For Goddard's part, they got a great performance from Lucien Betancur as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Betancur has posted since back in March.
At the plate, Airell Aguilar was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one double. Goddard is undefeated when Aguilar posts two or more runs, but 4-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Brady Duer, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
While Portales had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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