Piedmont was the 5-4 winner over South Rowan when they last played one another back in March of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Piedmont Panthers fell just short of the South Rowan Raiders by a score of 6-5 on Wednesday. Piedmont has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Payton Archer was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Piedmont saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grayson Slusher, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Greene, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Piedmont now has a losing record at 10-11. As for South Rowan, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-11.
Piedmont will look to defend their home field on Friday against West Stanly at 7:00 p.m. West Stanly's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Piedmont's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for South Rowan, they will head out on the road to challenge Lake Norman Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Rowan is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
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