Cobre is 0-5 against Artesia since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Cobre Indians will be staying on the road to face off against the Artesia Bulldogs at 2:00 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
On Friday, Cobre faced Los Lunas in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Cobre never let Los Lunas onto the board and left with a 13-0 win. The result was nothing new for Cobre, who have now won three matches by 11 runs or more so far this season.
Destyni Martinez made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Martinez was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Bella Saiz was a standout: she went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Anahi Madrid, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Artesia put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against Deming as Artesia made off with a 12-1 victory. That's two games straight that Artesia has won by exactly 11 runs.
Like Cobre, Artesia also got a great game from a two-way player: Kayden Apodaca. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Apodaca was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, Artesia let Mikenzi Carlo and Kinsley Rodriguez loose on the outfield. Carlo went 3-for-4 with three runs, three doubles, and three RBI, while Rodriguez went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Perseis Aguilar, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Cobre has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Artesia, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Cobre hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Artesia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.7 per game. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Cobre might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from Artesia in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Cobre avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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