Softball Preview: Piedmont Community Charter Patriots vs. Queen's Grant Stallions
The Piedmont Community Charter Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Queen's Grant Stallions at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Piedmont Community Charter took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They never let Sugar Creek onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Queen's Grant gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They put the hurt on Sugar Creek with a sharp 15-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for Queen's Grant who now have three in a row.
Addi Benton made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Benton has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Benton was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Melissa Detweiler and Alyssa Steele did most of the damage at the plate: Detweiler scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Steele scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Harmony Hernandez was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
Piedmont Community Charter has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-7 record this season. As for Queen's Grant, their victory bumped their record up to 16-3.
Piedmont Community Charter suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Queen's Grant in their previous meeting on April 8th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Benton, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Piedmont Community Charter knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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