St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy is 1-9 against St. Genevieve since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Warriors will look to defend their home field against the Valiants at 3:30 p.m. St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully St. Genevieve likes a good challenge.
If St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy beats St. Genevieve with 25 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Warriors were the clear victors by a 25-9 margin over Gabrielino on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won seven contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy got a massive performance out of Olivia Udabe, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeanette Sepulveda, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .609. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .609 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, St. Genevieve came up short against Sacred Heart of Jesus on Tuesday, falling 13-3. The game marked the Valiants' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.0 runs over those games. As for St. Genevieve, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy took their victory against St. Genevieve in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 18-10 score. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Valiants have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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