Belen and Artesia squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Belen had to settle for second. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 10-2. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
Belen's defeat dropped their record down to 15-13. As for Artesia, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 21-7.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Belen will head out on the road to square off against Los Alamos at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. The Eagles will need to watch out since the Hilltoppers have now posted at least ten runs in their last eight matchups. As for Artesia, they will host Lovington at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bulldogs 3.2, the Wildcats 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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