Piedmont waltzed into their matchup on Monday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Norman North Timberwolves an 8-0 shutout. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 20 matches by six runs or more this season.
Cameron Kimball looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. What's more, she also racked up five strikeouts, the mostshe's had in her last six games.
At the plate, Kaylie Rocco was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Addison Cassady was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Piedmont was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in seven consecutive contests.
Piedmont has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 28-4 record this season. As for Norman North, they dropped their record down to 16-12 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Piedmont will face off against Mustang at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Piedmont: 2.2, Mustang: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Norman North, they will challenge Blackwell at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Blackwell's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Norman North's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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