Artesia pushed their score to 21 the last time they played Cleveland, but on Friday they couldn't quite do it again. The Artesia Bulldogs' pitchers stepped up to hand the Cleveland Storm a 3-0 shutout. The Bulldogs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Storm, too.
Jade Hammond looked comfortable as she tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Artesia's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Katrin Marquez, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and one RBI. That stolen base marked the first that Marquez snagged this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Artesia and bumps their season record up to 2-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 11 hits in those games compared to only four in the others. As for Cleveland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Coincidentally, Artesia and Cleveland will both be playing Deming the next time they take the field. Cleveland will host Deming at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, while Artesia will play them later in the day, at 6:00 p.m.
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