With a playoff game on the line, Artesia rose to the challenge on Thursday. They never let the St. Pius X Sartans onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Artesia as they're now sitting on four straight.
Not much got past Jack Byers, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep St. Pius X off the board. Byers has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Artesia saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jesse Armendariz, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Daelon Pacheco, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Artesia is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-13 record this season. As for St. Pius X, their loss dropped their record down to 17-9.
Artesia will square off against Goddard on Friday. Goddard is coming into the matchup with seven straight wins on the road, so Artesia will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. St. Pius X does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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