Softball Recap: Piedmont Community Charter Now 7-1 over Last Eight Games

Piedmont Community Charter barely beat Bessemer City the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Patriots put the hurt on the Yellow Jackets with a sharp 19-7 win on Wednesday. Considering the Patriots have won five matches by more than ten runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Sophie Gibson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in February. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 5-for-6.

Evangeline East

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/26/25 @ Bessemer City	4
03/20/25 @ Hickory Grove Christian	2
03/13/25 @ Sugar Creek Charter	2
03/12/25 vs Ambassador Christian School	1
03/07/25 vs Queen's Grant	1

In other batting news, Chloe Rae Baker and Evangeline East did most of the damage at the plate: Baker got on base in all six of her plate appearances with four runs, one triple, and one double, while East went 2-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those four RBI gave East a new career-high. Bailee Roper was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.

Piedmont Community Charter was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .316 or higher in seven consecutive contests.

Piedmont Community Charter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Bessemer City, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.

Piedmont Community Charter has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 win against Queen's Grant on the 1st. As for Bessemer City, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 19-0 defeat against Burns on the 27th.