The St. Pius X Sartans will face off against the Grants Pirates at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, St. Pius X was able to grind out a solid victory over Belen, taking the game 9-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Sartans.
Ashton Warren made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Warren was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaiden Swanson, who went 1-for-2 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Jax Mulville, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Grants). Everything went their way against Valencia on Tuesday as they made off with a 25-1 win. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Jaguars recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Grants' win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.8 runs over those games. As for St. Pius X, their win bumped their record up to 8-10.
St. Pius X couldn't quite get it done against Grants when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 6-1. Can the Sartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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