The Piedmont Wildcats will square off against the Norman North Timberwolves at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Piedmont has eight straight victories, Norman North has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Piedmont is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oklahoma's top teams: Mustang, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Piedmont was ranked 18th). Piedmont came out on top against Mustang by a score of 10-6 on Tuesday. Piedmont's win was all the more impressive since the Broncos were averaging only 2.23 runs allowed on the season.
Addison Underwood spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits.
At the plate, Addison Cassady was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylie Rocco, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Piedmont hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in ten consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Norman North's offense. They came up short against Piedmont on Monday, falling 8-0.
Piedmont has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-4 record this season. As for Norman North, their loss dropped their record down to 16-12.
Everything went Piedmont's way against Norman North in their previous matchup on Monday, as Piedmont made off with an 8-0 victory. Does Piedmont have another victory up their sleeve, or will Norman North turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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