Mount de Sales Academy typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Piedmont Academy proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Mount de Sales Academy Cavaliers by a score of 5-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Piedmont Academy.
Jack Adams was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Statham, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On Mount de Sales Academy's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jared Diaz, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Mount de Sales Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Piedmont Academy only tossed nine.
Piedmont Academy's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs per game. As for Mount de Sales Academy, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-3-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Piedmont Academy will take on Central Fellowship Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Central Fellowship Christian Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Piedmont Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mount de Sales Academy, they will be playing at home against Bulloch Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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