
Highlanders
03/27/25 vs Encinal | 8-5 |
03/22/25 @ Healdsburg | 4-1 |
03/20/25 vs San Leandro | 1-0 |
Piedmont entered their tilt with Encinal on Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Jets by a score of 8-5. That's two games straight that the Highlanders have won by exactly three runs.
Piedmont got a great performance from Massimo Mittone as he tossed five innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Mittone has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Will Parker and Markos Lagios did most of the damage at the plate: Parker scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Lagios scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. That's the most hits Lagios has posted since back in April of 2024. William Ferreira was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Piedmont was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Piedmont's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Encinal, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Piedmont will have a chance to go back-to-back against Encinal: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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