Piedmont entered their tilt with Santa Fe South on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Santa Fe South Saints a 13-0 shutout. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 18 contests by six runs or more this season.
Lauren Moser made a splash no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Madison Schroeder was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Waters, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Piedmont kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least 11 hits in three consecutive games.
Piedmont has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. As for Santa Fe South, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12-1.
Piedmont will play host again on Monday to welcome Westmoore, where first pitch is scheduled at 12:30 p.m. Piedmont is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season. As for Santa Fe South, they are on the road again on Friday to play Plainview at 3:30 p.m.
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