The Piedmont Panthers will take on the Central Cabarrus Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Piedmont's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Central Cabarrus has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Piedmont fell victim to Anson and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bearcats by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Panthers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Peyton Archer was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Piedmont saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bailey Hall, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, Central Cabarrus fell victim to East Rowan and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs.
Tellis Bumgarner was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in March.
Piedmont's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Central Cabarrus, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Piedmont has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Central Cabarrus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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