Softball Preview: Piedmont Wildcats vs. Tahlequah Tigers
Piedmont has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges the Tahlequah Tigers on Thursday. Piedmont is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Piedmont is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oklahoma's top teams: Edmond Memorial, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Piedmont was ranked 21st). Piedmont had just enough and edged Edmond Memorial out 4-3 on Monday.
Addison Underwood spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on ten hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Kaylie Rocco and Maddi Kimball did most of the damage at the plate: Rocco scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Kimball went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI. What's more, Kimball also racked up two hits, the mostshe's had since back in September. Taybor Moss was another key player, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Tahlequah waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Ridgerunners as they made off with a 9-2 victory.
Piedmont has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 22 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 33-7 record this season. As for Tahlequah, the win got them back to even at 17-17.
Piedmont came out on top in a nail-biter against Tahlequah in their previous meeting back in August of 2022, sneaking past 2-1. Does Piedmont have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tahlequah turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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