Softball Recap: Lovington Takes Down St. Pius X in a Playoff Battle

With a playoff win on the line, Lovington rose to the challenge on Friday. They walked away with an 8-5 win over the St. Pius X Sartans. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Sartans recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Zabri Rodriguez was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. What's more, she posted two strikeouts, the most she's had since back in March. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Zemarie Ellis

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/16/25 vs St. Pius X	5
03/26/25 vs Clovis	4
05/10/25 vs Los Alamos	3
03/13/25 @ Hobbs	3
05/03/24 vs Goddard	3

In other batting news, Zemarie Ellis was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, two doubles, and one triple. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Zoe Blackwill was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI.

Lovington pushed their record up to 21-9 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for St. Pius X, they now have a losing record of 14-15.

Lovington has already played their next contest, a 1-0 win against Aztec on the 16th. St. Pius X does not have any more games scheduled as of now.