On Tuesday, Goddard faced Clovis in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Goddard Rockets' pitcher stepped up to hand the Clovis Wildcats a 2-0 shutout. This was a revenge contest for Goddard, as the team was forced to settle for a 4-2 defeat when these two played on Tuesday.
Not much got past Michael Mathison, who gave up just five hits to keep Clovis off the board. Mathison has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Goddard saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Alsup, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Goddard's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Clovis, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6.
Goddard will head out on the road to square off against Santa Teresa at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Goddard hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse. As for Clovis, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Portales at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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