The Perrydale Pirates will venture away from home to take on the Western Christian Pioneers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Perrydale is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.
While Perrydale didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Colton 20-10 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Isabelle Arthur was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Arthur was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
| 04/16/25 vs Colton | 5 |
| 04/14/25 vs Kennedy | 2 |
| 04/11/25 @ Country Christian | 1 |
| 04/10/25 vs Kennedy | 2 |
| 04/09/25 vs St. Paul | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
In other batting news, Perrydale got a massive performance out of Addie Parr, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with five runs, three RBI, and two doubles. With that strong performance, Parr is now averaging an impressive 2.3 runs per game. Another player making a difference was Reese Zamora, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and one double.
Perrydale always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .711. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Colton only posted an OBP of .474.
Meanwhile, Western Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They lost 21-9 to Country Christian.
Western Christian saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rose Pederson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. That run marked the first that Pederson has scored this season. Eloise Adams was another, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.
Perrydale's record is now 6-2. As for Western Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Western Christian's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Perrydale has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.6 hits per game. It's a different story for Western Christian, though, as they've been averaging 11.1 hits. Given Perrydale's sizable advantage in that area, the Pioneers will need to find a way to close that gap.
Perrydale took their win against Western Christian in their previous matchup on April 2nd by a conclusive 21-6 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
