On Saturday Piedmont will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Guymon Tigers at 3:00 p.m. Piedmont's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Guymon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Piedmont will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Saturday, then bounced right back against Del City on Thursday. Everything went Piedmont's way against Del City as Piedmont made off with a 14-1 win. Considering the Wildcats have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Addison Underwood looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Piedmont let Catie Meyer and Nadia Jeffries loose on the outfield. Meyer scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Jeffries scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxten Newton, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Piedmont didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Guymon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell 9-4 to El Reno.
Piedmont's record is now 12-4. As for Guymon, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Everything went Piedmont's way against Guymon in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Piedmont made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Piedmont since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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