Oakland Tech had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Piedmont Highlanders as they made off with an 8-1 victory. This was payback for Oakland Tech, who suffered a 6-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Oakland Tech got a great performance from Elias Thompson as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Thompson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mike Martin was excellent, going 3-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kalen Thomas, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Piedmont's side, they got a good showing from William Ferreira, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Piedmont saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Parker, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Oakland Tech has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6-1 record this season. As for Piedmont, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Oakland Tech's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Fremont at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Oakland Tech is facing Fremont at the right time seeing as Fremont is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Piedmont, they will be playing at home against Bishop O'Dowd at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Piedmont is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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