Piedmont is 10-0 against Tennyson since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Piedmont Highlanders will head out on the road to challenge the Tennyson Lancers at 4:00 p.m. Piedmont is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
On Monday, it was close, but Piedmont sidestepped Oakland Tech for a 5-4 win. The victory was just what Piedmont needed coming off of a 19-0 loss in their prior match.
Miya Fujimoto and Angelina Wu made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Fujimoto struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Wu pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. At the plate, Fujimoto went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double, while Wu scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mia Leggett, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cyntiche Kouadio, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 21 runs the game before, Tennyson were a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-0 walloping at the hands of Mt. Eden. The contest marked that first time this year in which Tennyson was not able to get on the board.
Piedmont now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Tennyson, their defeat was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3.
Piedmont took their win against Tennyson in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 10-0. Will Piedmont repeat their success, or does Tennyson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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