In what's become a running theme this season, Artesia gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They blew past the Deming Wildcats 12-1. The victory was familiar territory for Artesia who now have three in a row.
Kayden Apodaca made a splash no matter where she played. 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 solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, Mikenzi Carlo and Kinsley Rodriguez did most of the damage at the plate: 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. Perseis Aguilar was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
On Deming's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacqueline Aguayo, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Artesia is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Deming, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-7.
Artesia will play host again on Saturday to welcome Cobre, where first pitch is scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Cobre is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season. As for Deming, they will head out on the road to square off against Los Lunas at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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