St. Pius X is 6-0 against Highland since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The St. Pius X Sartans are taking a road trip to square off against the Highland Hornets at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Pius X has seven straight victories, Highland has 34 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
St. Pius X is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Albuquerque Academy, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (St. Pius X was ranked fourth). St. Pius X came out on top against Albuquerque Academy by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 22-25, 25-15, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Highland lost 3-0 to Valencia on Thursday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-14, 25-9.
St. Pius X pushed their record up to 14-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Highland, their loss dropped their record down to 0-17.
St. Pius X took their victory against Highland in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Pius X since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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