Baseball Recap: St. Pius X wins going away against Highland

By Team Reports May 5, 2024, 1:31am

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

In what's become a running theme this season, St. Pius X gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They blew past the Highland Hornets 18-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Pius X.

Chase Craver looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.

On the hitting side, Jax Mulville was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Kaiden Swanson was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.

On Highland's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jose Tapia, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Miguel Leyba, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

St. Pius X has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Highland, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 15 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-20 record this season.

As of now, neither St. Pius X nor Highland have any future games scheduled.

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