On Friday, St. Pius X faced Grants in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Pius X Sartans fell just short of the Grants Pirates by a score of 4-3. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. Pius X in their matchups with Grants: they've now lost three in a row.
St. Pius X saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaiden Swanson, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
St. Pius X's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Grants, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 12-5.
St. Pius X will be playing at home against Valencia at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Pius X will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Grants, they will head out on the road to challenge Bloomfield at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Grants' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Bloomfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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