After three games on the road, St. Pius X is heading back home. They will take on the Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, St. Pius X faced Albuquerque in a battle between two of the state's top teams. St. Pius X skirted past Albuquerque 13-12. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Aurora Green made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks). Green was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Gabriella Casco and Jordan Chavez did most of the damage at the plate: Casco went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double, while Chavez went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two doubles, and a run. Another player making a difference was McKayla Cable, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a 19-8 finish the last time they played, Atrisco Heritage Academy and Valley decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. Atrisco Heritage Academy's pitchers stepped up to hand Valley a 4-0 shutout on Saturday.
St. Pius X's victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Atrisco Heritage Academy, their win bumped their record up to 7-8.
Everything went St. Pius X's way against Atrisco Heritage Academy in their previous matchup on Wednesday as St. Pius X made off with a 6-0 victory. Does St. Pius X have another victory up their sleeve, or will Atrisco Heritage Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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