Baseball Preview: Arroyo Dons vs. Piedmont Highlanders
The Arroyo Dons will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Piedmont Highlanders at 4:00 p.m. Arroyo has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight losses, while Piedmont will come in with five straight wins.
Last Friday, Arroyo came up short against Bishop O'Dowd and fell 7-4.
Christian Salling was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Salling has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in four consecutive pitching appearances. Salling was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Salling wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jared Montenegro, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Piedmont earned a 7-2 victory over Alameda last Wednesday.
Seve Sanchez looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Dimitri Papahadjopoulos, who went 3-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Markos Lagios, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
Arroyo's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Piedmont, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
Arroyo came up short against Piedmont in their previous matchup back in March, falling 8-4. Will Arroyo have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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