After three games on the road, Artesia is heading back home. They will take on the Miyamura Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Saturday, Artesia didn't have quite enough to beat Cibola and fell 2-1.
Artesia saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Byers, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Artesia didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Miyamura was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 4-1 to Gadsden.
Artesia's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Miyamura, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything went Artesia's way against Miyamura in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Artesia made off with a 7-0 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Miyamura's Jaimeer Beyale, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 5.1 innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Artesia to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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