The Piedmont Wildcats will take on the MacArthur Highlanders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Piedmont's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so MacArthur's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Piedmont is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oklahoma's top teams: Edmond Santa Fe, who was ranked seventh at the time (Piedmont was ranked 19th). The Wildcats fell 5-0 to the Wolves on Tuesday. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Wildcats were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, MacArthur got the win against Santa Fe South on Monday by a conclusive 15-2. Considering the Highlanders have won 15 matches by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Piedmont's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-10. As for MacArthur, their win bumped their record up to 19-16.
Piedmont took their victory against MacArthur in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1 score. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Highlanders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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