The Piedmont Hills Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Evergreen Valley Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Piedmont Hills is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 13 games.
Piedmont Hills will head into Wednesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 15) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Evergreen Valley 3-1.
Toby Torres was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Torres has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Torres was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Torres wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brian Wang, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Wang has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Piedmont Hills' victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. As for Evergreen Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Piedmont Hills has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Evergreen Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.6. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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