Baseball Game Preview: Piedmont Highlanders vs. Acalanes Dons

The Piedmont Highlanders will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Acalanes Dons at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Piedmont is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Salesian College Preparatory. Piedmont put the hurt on Salesian College Preparatory with a sharp 9-1 victory on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Highlanders in their matchups with the Pride: they've now won six in a row.

George Bishop looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in hits (zero).

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Markos Lagios, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Massimo Mittone, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Acalanes ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Pinole Valley.

Branson Smith spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits.

At the plate, Acalanes saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keegan Goddard, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Piedmont might still be hurting after the 10-3 loss they got from Acalanes when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Will Piedmont have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.