After flying high against North Platte on Friday, Pius X came back down to earth. Pius X came up short against the Lincoln Northeast Rockets on Saturday, falling 23-13. The Thunderbolts were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Rockets apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Pius X got a massive performance out of Samuel Aschwege, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Aschwege a new career-high in doubles (two). Jesus Yanez also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Pius X now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Lincoln Northeast, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Coming up, Pius X will head out to challenge Norris at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Pius X's pitchers better be ready for this one: Norris has averaged an impressive 11.2 runs per game this season. As for Lincoln Northeast, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Lincoln North Star at 4:30 p.m. Lincoln North Star will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Lincoln Northeast surely won't give up without a fight.
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