Valencia hasn't had much luck against St. Pius X recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Jaguars will square off against the Sartans at 3:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Friday, Valencia came up short against Grants and fell 5-2. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Valencia saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Pryce Henry, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X faced Grants in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Sartans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Pirates. The win was familiar territory for the Sartans, who have now won three matchups in a row.
Hunter Jiron tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because St. Pius X is 5-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 8-9 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jacob Madrid, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times he's played.
St. Pius X pushed their record up to 13-11 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Valencia, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
Valencia might still be hurting after the 12-1 loss they got from St. Pius X in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Jaguars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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