Piedmont is 10-0 against Weddington since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Piedmont Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Weddington Warriors at 5:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Piedmont comes in on four and Weddington on ten.
Piedmont's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout in Monday's second game. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Monroe a 19-0 shutout. Piedmont might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Hailey Helms made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Helms was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Tara Deese was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Abbie Evans was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Weddington stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Butler.
Piedmont's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for Weddington, their victory bumped their record up to 10-0.
Piedmont came out on top in a nail-biter against Weddington in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Piedmont repeat their success, or does Weddington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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