For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Piedmont Hills and Christopher meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Wednesday. The Piedmont Hills Pirates came out on top against the Christopher Cougars by a score of 7-4. For the Pirates, this counts as revenge for the 12-6 win the Cougars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.
Alicia Valladarez
| 03/19/25 @ Christopher | 11 |
| 03/08/25 vs Presentation | 6 |
| 02/26/25 @ Westmont | 4 |
| 04/12/24 vs Silver Creek | 4 |
| 03/01/25 vs North Salinas | 3 |
Alicia Valladarez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 11 Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ava Delagrande, who scored two runs and stole Four bases. while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Danie Pacheco, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3.
Piedmont Hills' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Christopher, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-3.
Coming up, Piedmont Hills will challenge Pioneer at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Piedmont Hills is facing Pioneer at the right time seeing as Pioneer is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Christopher, they will face off against Watsonville at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Christopher is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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