ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Friday afternoon, the one-seeded St. Pius X boys soccer team defeated #8 Hope Christian, 3-0, to advance to the Class 4A state semi-finals.

The Sartans scored all three of their goals in the first half with Nico Certain scoring one and Nico Reyes scoring two.

Now the Sartans are set to face off against five-seeded Albuquerque Academy (15-5-1) at St. Pius X high school with game time set for 2 p.m. for a chance to go to the state championship.

The Sartans and the Chargers faced off twice in the regular season with both schools winning one match. St. Pius X won 8-1 earlier in the year, while the Chargers won 6-3 a few weeks ago.