Cavemen/Cavegirls
| 04/25/25 @ Clovis | 23 |
| 04/25/25 @ Clovis | 19 |
| 04/15/25 vs Clovis | 15 |
| 04/15/25 vs Clovis | 15 |
| 04/17/25 @ Roswell | 13 |
It's playoff time, and Carlsbad had no trouble coming through when it counted. They beat the Hobbs Eagles on Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 13-5. The Cavemen/Cavegirls might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by seven runs or more this season.
Katrina Ortega tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March.
At the plate, Carlsbad got a massive performance out of Makayla Chester, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Faith Rivera, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
Carlsbad always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Carlsbad pushed their record up to 21-6 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Hobbs, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-13.
Carlsbad didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 4-2 defeat against Mayfield on the 9th. Hobbs does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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