Baseball Preview: St. Pius X Sartans vs. Grants Pirates
St. Pius X is on a 14-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Grants is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The St. Pius X Sartans will take on the Grants Pirates at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Pius X is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Belen, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (St. Pius X was ranked 17th). St. Pius X came out on top against Belen by a score of 5-1 on Friday.
Nick Rodriguez looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Jax Mulville was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Martinez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Grants sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 victory over Valencia on Friday. That's two games straight that Grants has won by just one run.
St. Pius X's win bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Grants, their victory bumped their record up to 17-5.
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