Baseball Preview: Bishop O'Dowd Dragons vs. Piedmont Highlanders
Bishop O'Dowd is 7-1 against Piedmont since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Bishop O'Dowd Dragons will head out on the road to square off against the Piedmont Highlanders at 4:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Bishop O'Dowd might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-2 to Berkeley, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Bishop O'Dowd has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Enrique Sotelo was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Bishop O'Dowd saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Merritt, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Piedmont fell victim to a tough 8-1 defeat at the hands of Oakland Tech on Saturday.
Piedmont also got a good showing from William Ferreira, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Bishop O'Dowd's loss dropped their record down to 12-7-1. As for Piedmont, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-4.
Bishop O'Dowd was able to grind out a solid win over Piedmont in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 5-0. Does Bishop O'Dowd have another victory up their sleeve, or will Piedmont turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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