The Acalanes Dons will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Piedmont Highlanders at 4:00 p.m. Acalanes is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
While Acalanes has not struggled against Albany recently, they managed to flip the script on Thursday. Acalanes came out on top against Albany by a score of 8-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Acalanes.
Acalanes let Emme Young and Lauren Foster loose on the outfield. Young went 2-for-5 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI, while Foster scored a run while going 3-for-4. Avery Robb was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Piedmont unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak last Wednesday. They suffered a tough 13-2 loss at the hands of Encinal. Piedmont was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matches prior) but Encinal's pitcher proved too tough.
Piedmont saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Miya Fujimoto, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Fujimoto has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Acalanes pushed their record up to 9-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs per game. As for Piedmont, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Acalanes suffered a grim 14-6 defeat to Piedmont in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Thankfully for Acalanes, Izzy Epstein (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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