The Piedmont Hills Pirates are taking a road trip to challenge the Silver Creek Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Piedmont Hills will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Piedmont Hills' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over Prospect. Considering the Pirates have won seven matches by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Alicia Valladarez
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Alicia Valladarez made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one double. Those two RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Isabella Paskert, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Leilani Ortiz was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Piedmont Hills was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .400 or higher in three consecutive games.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Silver Creek and Live Oak, and Live Oak kept the tradition alive. Silver Creek lost 14-4 to Live Oak on Wednesday. The Raiders have struggled against the Acorns recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Piedmont Hills' win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Silver Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
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