The Piedmont Highlanders will face off against the Arroyo Dons at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Piedmont's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Arroyo's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Piedmont is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Encinal just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (8-5), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Piedmont got a good showing from William Ferreira, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Ferreira has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
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At the plate, Markos Lagios made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Parker, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Arroyo and Alameda, and Alameda kept the tradition alive. The Dons fell 6-2 to the Hornets on Tuesday. The Dons haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Arroyo saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Zamora, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base. That stolen base was Zamora's first of the season.
Piedmont's defeat dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Arroyo, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Piedmont skirted past Arroyo 8-6 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Do the Highlanders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Dons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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