Softball Recap: St. Pius X Takes Down Ranked Eldorado

Sartans

Margin (Wins)

03/12/26 vs Albuquerque Academy	16
03/13/26 vs Bloomfield	15
03/06/26 vs Santa Fe	14
03/14/26 vs Eldorado	8

St. Pius X faced Eldorado in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Sartans were the clear victors by a 12-4 margin over the Golden Eagles. The result was nothing new for the Sartans, who have now won four contests by eight runs or more so far this season.

St. Pius X got a great performance from Lexi Jaramillo as she struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits. Jaramillo has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Jordan Chavez was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that she has snagged this season. Lucia Gallegos was another key player, going 2-for-5 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI.

St. Pius X was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in three consecutive matchups.

St. Pius X is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.6 runs over those games. As for Eldorado, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-5.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Pius X will be taking part in a tournament against Atrisco Heritage Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Sartans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Jaguars have averaged an impressive 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Eldorado, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Valley at 4:00 p.m. on the 24th. The Vikings have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.13 runs per game on average), something the Golden Eagles will no doubt try to take advantage of.