The St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Palm Springs Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Palm Springs will be coming in after a loss.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Verbum Dei Jesuit 15-9 on Monday. The Warriors have beaten the Eagles the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Eagles has come to flipping the script.
Salvador Rodriguez made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Rodriguez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He also put up a hit, which was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Joshua Rios was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. Aaron Mejia also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .590. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Palm Springs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost an 8-7 heartbreaker at the hands of Santa Ana.
Sean Meza was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. He has become a key player for Palm Springs: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 3-15 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Ernesto Arroyo, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy's record is now 5-11. As for Palm Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 6-16.
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