Piedmont extended their postseason success on Thursday against Crest. They skirted past the Crest Chargers 3-1. The victory was nothing new for Piedmont as they're now sitting on three straight.
Jailyn Thomas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Piedmont's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Bristol Outen, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Piedmont has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Crest, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-5.
Piedmont will head out on the road to take on Oak Grove at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Oak Grove is on a four-game streak of home wins, Piedmont a seven-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Crest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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