Oak Grove is 1-9 against Piedmont Hills since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Pirates at 4:00 p.m. Oak Grove has given up an average of 13.4 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Oak Grove is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They lost 12-1 to Prospect.
Oak Grove saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Schuster, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. That hit marked the first that Schuster got this season.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last matchup, Piedmont Hills made sure to put some runs up on the board against Del Mar on Wednesday. The Pirates' pitchers stepped up to hand the Dons an 11-0 shutout. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by seven runs or more this season.
Alicia Valladarez looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. She has been consistent : she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Piedmont Hills got a massive performance out of Isabella Paskert, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Martinez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Piedmont Hills is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Oak Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Oak Grove might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Piedmont Hills when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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