Softball Preview: Piedmont Wildcats vs. El Reno Indians
Piedmont is 10-0 against El Reno since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Piedmont Wildcats will be playing at home against the El Reno Indians at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Piedmont's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last five contests.
On Tuesday, Piedmont got the win against Carl Albert by a conclusive 14-6. Considering the Wildcats have won 14 matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Piedmont got a great performance from Addison Underwood as she didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Underwood has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, A Emmert was a standout: she went 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Cassady, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for El Reno, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top against Noble by a score of 10-6 on Monday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Indians needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Piedmont's victory bumped their record up to 17-4. As for El Reno, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-7.
Piedmont was able to grind out a solid victory over El Reno when the teams last played back in August, winning 7-3. Will Piedmont repeat their success, or does El Reno have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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