The matchup between Piedmont and Mt. Eden on Wednesday hardly resembled the 4-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Piedmont Highlanders took a 12-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mt. Eden Monarchs. Piedmont was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Mt. Eden apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2022.
Mia Leggett made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and 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.
On Mt. Eden's side, they got a big performance out of Milania Hernandez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kailyn Trigos, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Piedmont's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6. As for Mt. Eden, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-6.
Piedmont will take on Hayward at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Piedmont is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. As for Mt. Eden, they will be playing at home against San Leandro at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. San Leandro is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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