Softball Recap: Piedmont Wildcats vs. Santa Fe South Saints
Piedmont entered their tilt with Santa Fe South on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They never let the Santa Fe South Saints onto the board and left with a 15-0 win. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 19 games by six runs or more this season.
Addison Underwood looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, H Lake was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Catie Meyer was another key player, going 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Piedmont hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in seven consecutive contests.
Piedmont is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-4 record this season. As for Santa Fe South, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-14-1.
Piedmont didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 5-1 victory vs. Westmoore on the 30th. Santa Fe South has also already played their next game, a 13-0 defeat against Plainview on the 27th.
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