It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Hobbs ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Carlsbad Cavemen and snuck past 3-2. Winning may never get old, but Hobbs sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Yaraceli Medina spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on two hits.
On the hitting side, Hobbs' victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Karissa Garcia, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
On Carlsbad's side, Allyson Madrid made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Carlsbad didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hobbs only tossed five.
Hobbs' win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-4. As for Carlsbad, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-9.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Hobbs by a score of 16-14 later that day.
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