Piedmont Hills was the 12-1 winner over Prospect when they last played one another back in March, but their luck changed this time around. The Piedmont Hills Pirates fell just short of the Prospect Panthers by a score of 12-11 on Tuesday. Piedmont Hills' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Isabella Flores was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out 11 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and ten unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Flores has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Flores was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Isabella Paskert was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Karime Pacheco Carranza, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
On Prospect's side, Sydney Slezak was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Beltran, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Piedmont Hills' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-7. As for Prospect, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-10-1 record this season.
Piedmont Hills will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Pioneer at 4:00 p.m. Pioneer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. As for Prospect, they will head out on the road to square off against Lincoln at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Prospect has given up an average of 9.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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