It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Pius X can now relate to. They fell 4-0 to the Artesia Bulldogs on Thursday. St. Pius X's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
For Artesia's part, the result came thanks to Jack Byers's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks. Byers has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Artesia's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jesse Armendariz, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Daelon Pacheco, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
St. Pius X's defeat dropped their record down to 17-9. As for Artesia, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-13 record this season.
St. Pius X does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Artesia, they will face off against Goddard on Friday. Goddard is coming into the game with seven straight wins on the road, so Artesia will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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