Softball Recap: St. Pius X Sartans vs. Valencia Jaguars
St. Pius X put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past the Valencia Jaguars 13-2. Winning may never get old, but St. Pius X sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Aurora Green made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Green was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jordan Chavez was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Gabriella Casco was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
On Valencia's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cambria Garley, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
St. Pius X is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Valencia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-16.
St. Pius X will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Hope Christian at 10:00 a.m. One thing working in St. Pius X's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last seven games. As for Valencia, they will be playing at home against Highland at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Highland is coming into the contest with nine straight wins on the road, so Valencia will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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