It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Piedmont had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They came out on top against the McKinleyville Panthers by a score of 4-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Piedmont.
Seve Sanchez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brandon Dicke was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
On McKinleyville's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Jackson Kelly gave up four runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, McKinleyville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riles Egbert, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, McKinleyville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Piedmont only tossed three.
Piedmont's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 17-8. As for McKinleyville, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 22-5.
Piedmont will square off against Justin-Siena at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Justin-Siena is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. McKinleyville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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