Baseball Preview: St. Pius X Sartans vs. Del Norte Knights
St. Pius X is 5-0 against Del Norte since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The St. Pius X Sartans will look to defend their home field against the Del Norte Knights at 4:00 p.m. The timing is sure in St. Pius X's favor as the squad sits on ten straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Del Norte has been banged up by 14 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, St. Pius X beat Valley 7-2.
Jacob Madrid made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Madrid was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Kaiden Swanson was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Jax Mulville, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Del Norte sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Highland on Wednesday. The victory was just what Del Norte needed coming off of a 16-4 loss in their prior match.
Del Norte saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kevin Torivio, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
St. Pius X's win bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Del Norte, their victory bumped their record up to 4-9.
Del Norte's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: St. Pius X hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .356. It's a different story for Del Norte, though, as they've only averaged .242. Will they be able to contain St. Pius X's hitters?
Everything went St. Pius X's way against Del Norte when the teams last played on March 7th as St. Pius X made off with an 11-0 win. Will St. Pius X repeat their success, or does Del Norte have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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