Lovington lost against Goddard last Wednesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Lovington Wildcats suffered a tough 10-2 loss at the hands of the Goddard Rockets. Lovington has not had much luck with Goddard recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Lovington 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.
On Goddard's side, they 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 nothing but reliable on the mound: 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. Jonathan Silva was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Lovington's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Goddard, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Lovington by a score of 8-5 later that day.
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