On Tuesday, Piedmont faced Mustang in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Piedmont Wildcats came out on top against the Mustang Broncos by a score of 10-6. Piedmont's win was all the more impressive since the Broncos were averaging only 2.23 runs allowed on the season.
Addison Underwood spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits.
At the plate, Addison Cassady was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylie Rocco, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Piedmont hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in ten consecutive games.
Piedmont pushed their record up to 29-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Mustang, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 22-8 record.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Piedmont will welcome Norman North at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Piedmont is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season. As for Mustang, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Elgin at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mustang's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Elgin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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