St. Pius X is 5-0 against Artesia since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The St. Pius X Sartans will challenge the Artesia Bulldogs at 12:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Pius X is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Chaparral as St. Pius X made off with a 12-2 win. The victory was nothing new for St. Pius X as they're now sitting on four straight.
Jax Mulville was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Maes, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Artesia had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Desert Warriors with a sharp 20-1 win.
Artesia got a massive performance out of Jett Whitmire, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs. Nye Estrada was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
St. Pius X is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Artesia, their victory bumped their record up to 15-13.
St. Pius X took their win against Artesia in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 10-2. Does St. Pius X have another victory up their sleeve, or will Artesia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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