The Piedmont Panthers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the West Stanly Colts at 6:00 p.m. Piedmont will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Piedmont stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Parkwood with a sharp 10-4 victory.
Jailyn Thomas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on three hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Taylyn Steele was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Emily Polk was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, West Stanly was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They fell just short of South Stanly by a score of 3-2.
West Stanly saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kristen Smith, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Piedmont's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for West Stanly, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-8.
Piedmont beat West Stanly 6-1 in their previous matchup back in March. Will Piedmont repeat their success, or does West Stanly have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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