The Piedmont Hills Pirates will challenge the Presentation Panthers at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Piedmont Hills is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Independence a 17-0 shutout on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the 76ers: they've now won four in a row.
Michelle Torres
| 03/04/25 vs Independence | 2 |
| 05/02/24 vs Pioneer | 1 |
| 04/23/24 vs Lincoln | 1 |
| 03/28/24 @ Pioneer | 1 |
| 03/26/24 vs Prospect | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Michelle Torres, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Isabella Paskert, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Piedmont Hills hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Presentation never got on the board in their matchup on Monday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Independence on Friday. They blew past the 76ers 20-1.
Allie Malatesta made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). What's more, she gave up only one walk, the fewest she's had since back in April of 2024. She was even better at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs.
In other batting news, Julia Simon was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and two triples. The team also got some help courtesy of Audrey Kang, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, three RBI, and one triple.
The win got Piedmont Hills back to even at 3-3. As for Presentation, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything went Piedmont Hills' way against Presentation when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Piedmont Hills made off with a 13-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Piedmont Hills since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
