The Perry Maroons will take on the Piedmont Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Perry barely beat Hennessey the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Maroons blew past the Eagles 11-5 on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Maroons in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won nine in a row.
Meanwhile, Piedmont's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Tuesday. They never let Putnam City get on the board and left with a 17-0 win. The Wildcats' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Piedmont has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Perry, their win bumped their record up to 16-10.
Perry came up short against Piedmont when the teams last played back in April of 2024, falling 6-3. Can the Maroons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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