With a playoff game on the line, St. Pius X rose to the challenge on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Belen Eagles 11-9. The high-scoring effort was just what St. Pius X needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
The team relied heavily on Gabriella Casco, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Jordan Chavez, who scored a run while going 4-for-5.
On Belen's side, Honey Mirabal made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Shyla Rocha, who went 1-for-5 with three RBI and a double.
St. Pius X is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Belen, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-11.
St. Pius X is on the road again on Friday to play Aztec. St. Pius X is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.2 runs per game this season. Belen does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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