Belen typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday St. Pius X proved too difficult a challenge. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 9-2 victory. The win continues a trend for the Sartans in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won three in a row.
Jacob Madrid made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Madrid was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of St. Pius X's success: when he posts at least one home run the team is undefeated (and 9-11 when he doesn't).
In other pitching news, Hunter Jiron looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has become a key player for St. Pius X: the team is 4-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 8-9 otherwise.
Joaquin Aragon
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Back at the plate, Joaquin Aragon was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaiden Swanson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI.
St. Pius X lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
St. Pius X now has a winning record of 12-11. As for Belen, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-8.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. St. Pius X is set to challenge their familiar foe Grants at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Belen will face off against rival Highland at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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