Belen is 1-6 against Artesia since August of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Belen Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Artesia Bulldogs at 2:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Belen is headed into Saturday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They lost 11-1 to Highland. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by exactly ten goals.
Their goal came courtesy of
Emmanuel Jijo, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Artesia's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Lovington by a score of 1-0. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Belen's loss dropped their record down to 4-7-1. As for Artesia, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-3.
Belen suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Artesia in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Belen was down 3-0.
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