Goddard came tearing into Thursday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Lovington Wildcats as they made off with a 10-2 victory. That's more bragging rights for Goddard, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Goddard got a great performance from Tyler Conrad as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and not a single walk). Conrad has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cinco Holloway was a standout: he scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ross Stokes, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5.
On Lovington's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Patrick Sanchez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Goddard has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Lovington, they dropped their record down to 4-13 with that loss, which was their ninth straight at home.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Goddard beat Lovington by a score of 8-5 later that day.
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