
Rockets
03/15/25 vs Gallup | 20 |
04/17/25 @ Lovington | 17 |
05/09/25 @ Los Alamos | 14 |
04/25/25 @ Portales | 11 |
04/11/25 vs Roswell | 10 |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Goddard walked away with it. Everything went their way against the Los Alamos Hilltoppers on Friday as they made off with a 15-1 win. The Rockets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.
Cameron Brown made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Goddard is 2-1 when Brown posts eight or more strikeouts, but 10-13 otherwise. Brown was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
In other batting news, Goddard got a massive performance out of Brady Duer, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Duer has become a key player for the Rockets: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 7-14 otherwise. Airell Aguilar was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Goddard always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .639. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March.
The victory snapped Goddard's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-14 record. As for Los Alamos, their loss ended a 19-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-6.
Goddard will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Hilltoppers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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