New Mexico High School Basketball - Moriarty can't hold off St. Pius X
January 31, 2012: Albuquerque, NM 87120 The St. Pius X Sartans basketball team scored 43 points and restricted the visiting Moriarty Fighting Pintos to 42 in the Sartans league victory on Tuesday.
The Sartans now sport a 18-6 record. They play next when they host Capital for a non-league contest on Friday, February 3. St. Pius X will meet a Jaguars team coming off a 60-57 league win over Santa Fe (Santa Fe, NM). The Jaguars record now stands at 17-4.
The Fighting Pintos (3-19) will now prepare for their contest against Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque, NM). The Chargers come into the 4A District 5 contest with a 5-15 record. In their last contest, Albuquerque Academy edged Atrisco Heritage Academy (Albuquerque, NM), 54-49, in a league contest.