It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Goddard can now relate to. They fell just short of the Artesia Bulldogs by a score of 2-0 on Friday. The Rockets have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Lucien Betancur was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Goddard saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Duer, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Goddard now has a losing record of 14-15. As for Artesia, the victory (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 24-6.
As of now, neither Goddard nor the Bulldogs have any future games scheduled.
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