Baseball Recap: St. Pius X Has No Trouble Against Albuquerque Academy

St. Pius X's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 10-3 margin over the Albuquerque Academy Chargers. Considering the Sartans' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.

Nathaniel Miera looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.

Kaiden Swanson

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/29/25 vs Albuquerque Academy	4
03/12/24 @ Bernalillo	3
05/03/24 @ Highland	2
03/19/24 @ Rio Grande	2
03/09/24 vs Atrisco Heritage Academy	2

At the plate, St. Pius X let Kaiden Swanson and Jacob Madrid run wild. Swanson went 3-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while Madrid scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Those four RBI gave Swanson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Joaquin Aragon, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

St. Pius X always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

St. Pius X moved to 7-10 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Albuquerque Academy, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-7.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Pius X will face off against Belen at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Pius X will need to watch out since Belen has now posted at least ten runs in their last seven matches. As for Albuquerque Academy, they will host Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Albuquerque Academy's pitchers better be ready for this one: Valley has averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season.