There's no place like home for Piedmont, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out the Central Cabarrus Vikings 4-3 on Wednesday.
Andre Darby
| 04/09/25 vs Central Cabarrus | 5 |
| 02/25/25 vs Porter Ridge | 4 |
| 03/07/25 vs South Stanly | 2 |
| 04/26/24 vs West Stanly | 2 |
| 04/02/25 @ South Stanly | 1 |
Andre Darby looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, Dallas Tucker was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Colby Dawson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Piedmont has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Central Cabarrus, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-12.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Piedmont will welcome Anson at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Central Cabarrus, they will host South Rowan at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Raiders' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so the Vikings' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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