For the second straight game, Piedmont will face off against Berkeley. The Highlanders will take on the Yellowjackets at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Piedmont's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Berkeley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Piedmont will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Berkeley, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Highlanders narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Yellowjackets 4-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Highlanders.
For Berkeley's part, Sasha Spahr was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Spahr has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Berkeley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Seddrick Henderson, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Piedmont's win bumped their record up to 14-6. As for Berkeley, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
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