Softball Game Preview: Piedmont Hills Pirates vs. Presentation Panthers

The Piedmont Hills Pirates will be taking part in a tournament against the Presentation Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Piedmont Hills will be strutting in after a victory while Presentation will be coming in after a loss.

Piedmont Hills is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Independence on Tuesday as Piedmont Hills made off with a 17-0 win. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Pirates with their most commanding win of the season.

Michelle Torres was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March of 2024. Kimora Perez also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.

Piedmont Hills always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .640. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Independence only posted an OBP of .100.

Meanwhile, Presentation fell victim to Notre Dame and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Regents by a score of 2-0. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Presentation saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julia Simon, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.

The victory made it two in a row for Piedmont Hills and bumps their season record up to 3-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing nine hits in those games compared to only five in the others. As for Presentation, they now have a losing record of 1-2.

Piedmont Hills took their win against Presentation when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 13-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Piedmont Hills since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.