The Carlsbad Cavemen/Cavegirls will be taking part in a tournament against the St. Pius X Sartans at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. Carlsbad will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
On Saturday, Carlsbad needed a bit of extra time to put away Centennial. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Hawks 8-7. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Los Lunas on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 4-3. The Sartans' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Hunter Jiron was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Christopher Aguilar made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and one double. That double marked the first that he hit this season.
Carlsbad's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for St. Pius X, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
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