Piedmont Community Charter is 0-10 against Highland Tech since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Piedmont Community Charter Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Highland Tech Rams at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Piedmont Community Charter put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Monday. They never let Carolina International onto the board and left with an 18-0 win. While fans of Piedmont Community Charter might be used to big wins, the 18-run margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Meanwhile, Highland Tech came tearing into Monday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 win over the Yellow Jackets.
Liam Fulbright made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Fulbright was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Cooper Hartis looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Piedmont Community Charter's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs per game. As for Highland Tech, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Piedmont Community Charter suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Highland Tech when the teams last played on Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Highland Tech's Grayson Lunsford, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Now that Piedmont Community Charter knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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