Lovington's game last Thursday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Eunice Cardinals as the Lovington Wildcats made off with an 11-2 win. That's more bragging rights for Lovington, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ethan Gonzales spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Fidencio Lujan, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Mika Pando, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Eunice's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jose Calvillo, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Lovington's victory bumped their record up to 4-11. As for Eunice, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8.
Lovington will head out on the road to face off against Goddard at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Eunice, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Portales at 6:30 p.m. Portales' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Eunice's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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