For the second straight game, Portales will face off against Goddard. The Rams will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rockets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Portales is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Portales fell victim to Goddard and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 8-0 to the Rockets.
For Goddard's part, they got a great performance from Lucien Betancur as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Betancur has posted since back in March.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Airell Aguilar, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one double. He has become a key player for Goddard: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-11 otherwise. Brady Duer was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Goddard was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Goddard has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for Portales, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
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