Artesia is 2-8 against Carlsbad since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Artesia Bulldogs will face off against the Carlsbad Cavemen at 12:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
After a 17-6 finish the last time they played, Artesia and Mayfield decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. Artesia came out on top in a nail-biter against Mayfield on Friday and snuck past 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Artesia.
Kayden Apodaca made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over eight innings pitched. Apodaca has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Apodaca was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and an additional RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Perseis Aguilar, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, even though Las Cruces scored an imposing ten runs on Friday, Carlsbad still came out on top. Everything went Carlsbad's way against Las Cruces as Carlsbad made off with a 20-10 win.
Artesia's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Carlsbad, their win was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Artesia might still be hurting after the 19-1 defeat they got from Carlsbad in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Artesia, Haiven Schoolcraft (who didn't allow a single earned run and only a hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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