Baseball Recap: St. Pius X Sartans vs. Chaparral Lobos
St. Pius X had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top against the Chaparral Lobos by a score of 7-2 on Friday. The victory was nothing new for St. Pius X as they're now sitting on three straight.
Ruben Jepsen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Pius X saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaiden Swanson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
St. Pius X is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Chaparral, their loss dropped their record down to 15-11.
St. Pius X will have a chance to go back-to-back against Chaparral: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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