Del Norte lost against St. Pius X on March 7th, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Del Norte Knights fell victim to a rough 12-2 defeat at the hands of the St. Pius X Sartans. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Del Norte in their matchups with St. Pius X: they've now lost six in a row.
Del Norte saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Xavier Hovey, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
On St. Pius X's side, Ashton Warren looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, St. Pius X got a massive performance out of Jax Mulville, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Ben Martinez was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Del Norte's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for St. Pius X, they pushed their record up to 10-5 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Del Norte will take on Manzano at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for St. Pius X, they will head out on the road to square off against Belen at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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