After flying high against Pius X on Friday, Piedmont came back down to earth. The Piedmont Wildcats took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blair Bears on Saturday.
Addison Underwood was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Piedmont saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Cassady, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a stolen base. Cassady is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Piedmont's defeat dropped their record down to 11-3. As for Blair, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Piedmont's road trip will continue as they head out to face Fossil Ridge at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday. Piedmont is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Blair, they will welcome Rock Bridge at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Blair's favor as the squad sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Rock Bridge has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
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