Lovington entered their tilt with Portales with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They skirted past the Portales Rams 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lovington also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Daphne Utajara spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jocelynn Holguin, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI.
Lovington is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Portales, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6.
Lovington is on the road again on Friday to play Artesia at 5:00 p.m. Artesia is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Lovington a ten-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Portales, they will head out on the road to square off against Dexter at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Dexter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season.
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