After flying high against Elite last Wednesday, Piedmont came back down to earth. The Piedmont Highlanders' rough 15-1 loss to the Salesian College Preparatory Pride on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. Piedmont has struggled against Salesian College Preparatory recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Piedmont saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angelina Wu, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Salesian College Preparatory's side, DeAmor Coleman made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Coleman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Coleman was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Mia Villanueva was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Madison Blue was another key contributor, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Having lost for the first time this season, Piedmont fell to 2-1. As for Salesian College Preparatory, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-2.
Piedmont will be playing in front of their home fans against Berkeley at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Salesian College Preparatory, they will head out on the road to square off against De Anza at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Salesian College Preparatory's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches.
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