Softball Game Preview: Piedmont Community Charter Patriots vs. Bessemer City Yellow Jackets
By Team Reports
Mar 26, 2025, 4:19am
Softball Preview: Piedmont Community Charter Patriots vs. Bessemer City Yellow Jackets
Piedmont Community Charter is 2-8 against Bessemer City since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. Piedmont Community Charter will face off against Bessemer City at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Piedmont Community Charter's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three matches.
On Tuesday, Piedmont Community Charter beat Greater Cabarrus S 10-5.
Bree Phillips spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits.

Chloe Rae Baker
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Chloe Rae Baker, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played. Morgan Loftin also deserves some recognition as she launched her first home run of the season.
Piedmont Community Charter lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Bessemer City came up short against Burns on Tuesday, falling 17-4. The Yellow Jackets haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Piedmont Community Charter is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. Bessemer City now has a losing record of 4-5.
Piedmont Community Charter came out on top in a nail-biter against Bessemer City when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 10-8. Will Piedmont Community Charter repeat their success, or does Bessemer City has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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