The Piedmont Hills Pirates will challenge the Presentation Panthers at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Piedmont Hills will be strutting in after a win while Presentation will be coming in after a loss.
Piedmont Hills is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Independence a 17-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the 76ers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
The team relied heavily on Michelle Torres, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Isabella Paskert, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Piedmont Hills always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .560. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Independence only posted an OBP of .100.
Meanwhile, Presentation fell victim to Notre Dame and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Regents by a score of 2-0. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Presentation saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julia Simon, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Presentation now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Piedmont Hills, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Piedmont Hills took their victory against Presentation when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 13-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Piedmont Hills since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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