Piedmont is 9-1 against Hayward since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Piedmont Highlanders will head out on the road to take on the Hayward Farmers at 4:00 p.m. Piedmont is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
On Wednesday, Piedmont came up short against Mt. Eden and fell 12-8.
Angelina Wu was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Leggett, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Piedmont was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 20 runs the game before, Hayward was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. They lost 16-1 to Berkeley.
Piedmont's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6. As for Hayward, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Piedmont took their win against Hayward when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Piedmont since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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