The Piedmont Highlanders will head out on the road to challenge the Arroyo Dons at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Piedmont has five straight wins, Arroyo has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Wednesday, Piedmont beat Alameda 7-2.
Seve Sanchez looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Dimitri Papahadjopoulos, who went 3-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Markos Lagios, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Arroyo came up short against Bishop O'Dowd on Friday and fell 7-4.
Christian Salling was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Salling has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single hit in four consecutive pitching appearances. Salling was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Salling wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jared Montenegro, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Piedmont has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. As for Arroyo, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Piedmont was able to grind out a solid victory over Arroyo when the teams last played back in March, winning 8-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Piedmont since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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