Clovis is 1-9 against Hobbs since June of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Clovis Wildcats will be playing at home against the Hobbs Eagles at 4:30 p.m.
Clovis is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Hobbs, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Clovis was ranked 16th). Clovis suffered a rough 8-2 loss at the hands of Hobbs on Wednesday. Clovis has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Hobbs' part, Jaysiah Martinez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Martinez has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Martinez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Juan Camacho, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
Clovis' defeat dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Hobbs, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-8.
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