It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Artesia had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Santa Teresa Desert Warriors a 10-0 shutout. Artesia might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine games by six runs or more this season.
Jett Whitmire was a standout: he scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jett Fuentes, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Artesia has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-13 record this season. As for Santa Teresa, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-15.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Artesia beat Santa Teresa by a score of 20-1.
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