Grants dropped their record down to 13-6 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the St. Pius X Sartans by a score of 2-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Sartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 on April 4th.
As for St. Pius X, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs over those games.
For St. Pius X's part, they got a great performance from Hunter Jiron as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Jiron also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Sartans are 5-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 8-9 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Jacob Madrid was excellent, going 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.
Looking ahead, Grants will square off against Highland at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Pirates are facing the Hornets at the right time seeing as the Hornets are stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for St. Pius X, they will welcome Valencia at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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