Preview: Piedmont Bulldogs vs. Fort Payne Wildcats
Piedmont is 1-6 against Fort Payne since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Piedmont Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Fort Payne Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. Piedmont will stroll in with a five game home winning streak (dating back to last season), but they should still watch out: the last time they lost at home was their April 22 matchup with Fort Payne.
Last Saturday, Piedmont beat Woodland 6-1.
Meanwhile, Fort Payne lost a heartbreaker to Scottsboro when they met back in April of 2023, and they left with a heavy heart again on Tuesday. Fort Payne took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Scottsboro. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Fort Payne in their matchups with Scottsboro: they've now lost three in a row.
Carley Cash made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Piedmont's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Fort Payne, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Piedmont couldn't quite finish off Fort Payne in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can Piedmont avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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