On Tuesday, Carlsbad faced Hobbs in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Carlsbad Cavemen walked away with a 7-2 win over the Hobbs Eagles. The victory was nothing new for Carlsbad as they're now sitting on five straight.
Kalion Fuentes made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Fuentes has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Fuentes was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Makayla Chester, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
Carlsbad has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Hobbs, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Carlsbad by a score of 18-3 later that day.
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