Softball Preview: Piedmont Wildcats vs. Carl Albert Titans
Piedmont has gone 8-2 against Carl Albert recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Piedmont Wildcats will be playing at home against the Carl Albert Titans at 7:30 p.m. Piedmont will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Piedmont's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Guymon 20-0. Considering the Wildcats have won 12 matches by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Addison Underwood looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nadia Jeffries was incredible, going 3-for-3 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most hits she has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxten Newton, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Piedmont kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're hit total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Carl Albert was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They came up short against Tuttle, falling 8-1.
Piedmont's win was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-4. As for Carl Albert, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-8.
Piedmont was able to grind out a solid victory over Carl Albert in their previous meeting back in August, winning 4-1. Does Piedmont have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carl Albert turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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