Piedmont entered their tilt with Central Academy with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Central Academy Cougars a 1-0 shutout on Wednesday. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Piedmont has scored all year.
The result came thanks to Jailyn Thomas's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Piedmont saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bristol Outen, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Piedmont's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-2. As for Central Academy, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-10.
Piedmont will face off against West Stanly at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Stanly will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. Central Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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