Cavemen/Cavegirls
| 05/09/25 vs Hobbs | 13-5 |
| 05/01/25 @ Hobbs | 13-5 |
| 05/01/25 @ Hobbs | 9-5 |
| 04/29/25 vs Roswell | 1-0 |
| 04/29/25 vs Roswell | 2-0 |
| + 10 more games |
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Carlsbad had no problem doing just that on Friday. They beat the Hobbs Eagles by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 13-5. The Cavemen/Cavegirls are really starting to get used to good results now that the team has won 15 straight.
Katrina Ortega tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March.
At the plate, Carlsbad let Makayla Chester and Faith Rivera run wild. Chester went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Rivera went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Another player making a difference was Vianka Villa, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Carlsbad always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hobbs only posted an OBP of .405.
Carlsbad pushed their record up to 21-6 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins 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 has already played their next game (against Mayfield), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Hobbs does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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