Lovington had lost seven straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 7-15 to make it eight. They came up short against the Artesia Bulldogs, falling 12-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 22-8 on Thursday.
As for Artesia, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-7. Considering they have won nine matchups by more than eight runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
For Artesia's part, not much got past Jack Byers, who gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Lovington off the board.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Bulldogs beat the Wildcats by a score of 22-0 later that day.
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