Bulldogs
| 04/29/25 vs Lovington | 7-1 |
| 04/25/25 vs Goddard | 10-0 |
| 04/25/25 vs Goddard | 7-0 |
| 04/22/25 vs Portales | 9-0 |
| 04/17/25 @ Lovington | 3-2 |
Artesia faced Lovington in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Bulldogs blew past the Wildcats 7-1. The win was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on five straight.
Kayden Apodaca was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and one double.
Apodaca wasn't the only one making solid contact as eight players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Katrin Marquez, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Artesia was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .414 or higher in four consecutive games.
Artesia pushed their record up to 17-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Lovington, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-7.
Artesia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lovington, they will square off against Goddard at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Wildcats' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rockets have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season.
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