Piedmont Academy is 2-8 against Gatewood since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Piedmont Academy Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Gatewood Gators at 6:00 p.m. Piedmont Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Piedmont Academy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Stratford Academy on Monday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Piedmont Academy's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Piedmont Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Statham, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Statham has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
Meanwhile, Gatewood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They suffered a tough 24-5 defeat at the hands of Heritage.
Hunter Johnson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Lawson Moore, who went 1-for-1 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Gatewood was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Heritage didn't hit any.
Piedmont Academy's record is now 11-6. As for Gatewood, their record now sits at 12-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Piedmont Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Gatewood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Piedmont Academy might still be hurting after the 11-2 loss they got from Gatewood when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Moore, who struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that Piedmont Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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