Baseball Recap: St. Pius X picks up 13th straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 16, 2024, 5:44pm

Baseball Recap: St. Pius X Sartans vs. Highland Hornets

St. Pius X put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past the Highland Hornets 12-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Pius X.

Nick Rodriguez looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk).

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jacob Madrid, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Antonio Lujan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.

St. Pius X's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-7. As for Highland, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-15.

Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing Belen the next time they take the field. St. Pius X will host Belen at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, while Highland will head out to face them at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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