Softball Preview: Piedmont Panthers vs. Monroe Redhawks
Piedmont is 6-0 against Monroe since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both teams will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 4:30 p.m. Piedmont is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
Piedmont can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match last Thursday. They never let Anson onto the board and left with a 14-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Piedmont.
The team relied heavily on Addi Lockrem, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Charli Lutz, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, sadly, Monroe is still looking for their first win of the season after nine matchups. They suffered a tough 22-0 loss at the hands of Forest Hills two weeks ago.
Monroe saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katherine Rivera, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Piedmont is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Monroe, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Monroe's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Piedmont has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .478. It's a different story for Monroe, though, as they've only averaged .317. Will they be able to contain Piedmont's hitters?
Everything went Piedmont's way against Monroe in their previous meeting back in April of 2021 as Piedmont made off with a 23-0 victory. Will Piedmont repeat their success, or does Monroe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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