The Queen's Grant Stallions will venture away from home to take on the Piedmont Community Charter Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Queen's Grant played against Sugar Creek Charter on Friday and won via forfeit.
Queen's Grant will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Piedmont Community Charter extended their winning streak to ten two weeks ago. The Patriots blew past Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy 26-2. Considering the Patriots have won nine contests by more than ten runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Sophie Gibson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Gibson was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Piedmont Community Charter got a massive performance out of Julianna East, who fired off two home runs, eight RBI, and five runs while going 5-for-5. Those five hits gave East a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Evangeline East, who went 3-for-5 with five runs, six RBI, and two triples.
Piedmont Community Charter always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .591. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy only posted an OBP of .350.
Piedmont Community Charter's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-4. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. As for Queen's Grant, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-4.
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