On Friday, Artesia faced Lovington in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Artesia Bulldogs fell 6-2 to the Lovington Wildcats. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Artesia couldn't push the score so high this time.
Katrin Marquez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Artesia saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mikenzi Carlo, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Lovington's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Sabrie Sanchez gave up just two earned runs on three hits and racked up nine Ks. Sanchez has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Zabri Rodriguez, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 3-for-3.
Artesia's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-6. As for Lovington, their win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Artesia by a score of 3-2 later that day.
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