The Piedmont Highlanders will take on the Justin-Siena Braves at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Piedmont is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top against McKinleyville by a score of 4-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Piedmont.
Seve Sanchez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brandon Dicke, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Justin-Siena had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Panthers.
Justin-Siena also got a great performance from Spencer Nelson as he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sam Denkin, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Noah Giovannelli, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Piedmont's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 17-8. As for Justin-Siena, their victory bumped their record up to 16-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Piedmont hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Justin-Siena struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Piedmont came out on top in a nail-biter against Justin-Siena in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 1-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Justin-Siena's Luke Giusto, who tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Piedmont still be able to contain Giusto? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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