The Piedmont Academy Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Mount de Sales Academy Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Piedmont Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Piedmont Academy's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Heritage Preparatory with a sharp 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won seven games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Alex Statham and Ethan Barman did most of the damage at the plate: Statham scored a run while going 1-for-1, while Barman scored a run while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Doolittle, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Piedmont Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Heritage Preparatory only posted an OBP of .167.
Meanwhile, Mount de Sales Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Piedmont Academy, falling 15-0.
The win made it two in a row for Piedmont Academy and bumps their season record up to 9-7. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs over those games. As for Mount de Sales Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Mount de Sales Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Piedmont Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .333. It's a different story for Mount de Sales Academy, though, as they've only averaged .204. Will they be able to contain Piedmont Academy's hitters?
Piedmont Academy took their win against Mount de Sales Academy when the teams last played on Wednesday by a conclusive 15-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the team 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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