
Sartans
05/10/25 vs Kirtland Central | 8-1 |
05/09/25 vs Kirtland Central | 1-0 |
05/02/25 vs Highland | 18-1 |
04/25/25 vs Valencia | 9-2 |
04/22/25 @ Grants | 2-1 |
+ 2 more games |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only St. Pius X walked away with it. Everything went their way against the Kirtland Central Broncos on Saturday as they made off with an 8-1 victory. The win was nothing new for the Sartans as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Jacob Madrid was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one double. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaiden Swanson, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Diego Trujillo was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
St. Pius X's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-11. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Kirtland Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-15.
As of now, neither St. Pius X nor the Broncos have any future games scheduled.
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