The Arroyo Dons will venture away from home to square off against the Piedmont Highlanders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Arroyo and Alameda, and Alameda kept the tradition alive. The Dons fell 6-2 to the Hornets on Tuesday. The Dons haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Arroyo saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Zamora, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that Zamora snagged this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Piedmont's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (8-5), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Piedmont also got a good showing from William Ferreira, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Ferreira has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Markos Lagios made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Brandon Dicke was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one double.
Arroyo's record now sits at 3-7. As for Piedmont, their record is now 7-3.
Arroyo couldn't quite finish off Piedmont in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 8-6. Can the Dons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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