Softball Game Preview: St. Pius X Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 2:23am

Softball Preview: St. Pius X Sartans vs. Highland Hornets

St. Pius X is 10-0 against Highland since February of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Pius X Sartans will look to defend their home field against the Highland Hornets at 4:00 p.m. The timing is sure in St. Pius X's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Highland has been banged up by 20 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.

St. Pius X stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They never let Hope Christian onto the board and left with a 15-0 win.

Dominique Morett looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

On the hitting side, St. Pius X got a massive performance out of McKayla Cable, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Aubri Hooee was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with four RBI and two runs.

Highland lost 17-2 to Valencia on Tuesday.

St. Pius X is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-22.

St. Pius X took their victory against Highland in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 20-1. Does St. Pius X have another victory up their sleeve, or will Highland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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