The Piedmont Panthers will square off against the Crest Chargers on Tuesday. Piedmont is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
Piedmont is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand North Iredell a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Piedmont, who have now won 13 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Jailyn Thomas, who gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks to keep North Iredell off the board. Thomas has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Sarah Belk was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. She is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three straight games. Bristol Outen was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
West Henderson typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Crest proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the Falcons. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Crest.
Piedmont is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. As for Crest, their victory bumped their record up to 17-4.
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