The Piedmont Highlanders will take on the Lick-Wilmerding Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Piedmont is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Piedmont had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 15-run drubbing they dealt Tennyson on Friday. The Highlanders blew past the Lancers 16-1.
Edie Elmquist made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Elmquist was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high.
Kajsa Benson
| 04/18/25 @ Tennyson | 3 |
| 04/01/24 vs Healdsburg | 2 |
| 03/27/25 @ Hayward | 1 |
| 03/18/25 vs Mt. Diablo | 1 |
| 04/19/24 vs Tennyson | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kajsa Benson, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Eunice Kouadio, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs.
Piedmont always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Lick-Wilmerding fell victim to California School for the Deaf and their airtight pitching crew last Tuesday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 16-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
This is the second loss in a row for Lick-Wilmerding and nudges their season record down to 1-6. As for Piedmont, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Piedmont took their victory against Lick-Wilmerding in their previous meeting back in February of 2020 by a conclusive 17-2 score. Will the Highlanders repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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