On Monday, Piedmont faced Edmond Memorial in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Piedmont Wildcats beat the Edmond Memorial Bulldogs by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-3. The win was nothing new for the Wildcats as they're now sitting on four straight.
Addison Underwood spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on ten hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Piedmont let Kaylie Rocco and Maddi Kimball loose on the outfield. Rocco scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Kimball went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI. Rocco is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Taybor Moss, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Piedmont is on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 23 games, which provided a nice bump to their 34-5-1 record this season. As for Edmond Memorial, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 23-13-1.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges Tahlequah on Thursday. Piedmont is looking to tack on another W to their 14-game streak on the road. As for Edmond Memorial, they will face off against Mustang on Thursday. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Edmond Memorial: 3.4, Mustang: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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