Artesia is 0-5 against St. Pius X since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Artesia Bulldogs will take on the St. Pius X Sartans at 12:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Artesia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They put the hurt on Santa Teresa with a sharp 20-1 win. The victory was nothing new for Artesia as they're now sitting on three straight.
Artesia got a massive performance out of Jett Whitmire, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs. Another player making a difference was Nye Estrada, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X came tearing into Saturday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Lobos 12-2.
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.
Artesia has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-13 record this season. As for St. Pius X, their win bumped their record up to 17-8.
Artesia suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to St. Pius X in their previous matchup back in May of 2022. Can Artesia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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