Piedmont Academy has won three straight games at home, while First Presbyterian Day has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Cougars will host the Vikings at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Piedmont Academy 3.9, First Presbyterian Day 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Piedmont Academy will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Stratford Academy, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. The Cougars put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 9-2 win on Thursday. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Zach Simmons made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Simmons was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
In other batting news, Ethan Barman was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February. Chase Taylor was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs and one stolen base.
Piedmont Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .357 or higher in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, First Presbyterian Day won against Mount de Sales Academy on Wednesday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. First Presbyterian Day walked away with a 10-5 victory over St. Anne-Pacelli. The win continues a trend for First Presbyterian Day in their matchups with St. Anne-Pacelli: they've now won four in a row.
Piedmont Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for First Presbyterian Day, their win bumped their record up to 21-3.
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