The Piedmont Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Kings Mountain Mountaineers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Piedmont comes in on four and Kings Mountain on 22.
Piedmont is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Oak Grove and snuck past 5-4.
Jailyn Thomas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on seven hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Madison Brown was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tara Deese, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Kings Mountain won against Foard on Thursday with one run and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Kings Mountain never let East Rowan onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. That's two games straight that Kings Mountain has won by just one run.
Piedmont is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season. As for Kings Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 22-0.
Piedmont took their win against Kings Mountain in their previous meeting back in May of 2021 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Piedmont since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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