Portales had lost five straight at home, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 3-14 to make it six. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Goddard Rockets. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Rockets this season, with their most recent defeat being a 11-0 loss on Friday.
Portales saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Parrish, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
As for Goddard, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games.
On Goddard's side, Carmelo Ortega looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Those eight strikeouts gave Ortega a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jadon Herrera, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Goddard: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 7-11 otherwise.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Portales will challenge rival Lovington at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Goddard is set to take on their familiar foe Artesia at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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