After a string of five wins, Piedmont Hills's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Silver Creek Raiders. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Piedmont Hills in their matchups with Silver Creek: they've now lost three in a row.
Ava Martinez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with a triple and a run. Another player making a difference was Karime Pacheco Carranza, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Piedmont Hills didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Silver Creek only tossed four.
On Silver Creek's side, Lexy Garcia spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits. Garcia has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kaylani Lim was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Piedmont Hills' loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-4. As for Silver Creek, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-9.
Piedmont Hills will head out on the road to take on Oak Grove at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Piedmont Hills is facing Oak Grove at the right time seeing as Oak Grove is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Silver Creek, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Prospect at 4:00 p.m. Silver Creek has given up an average of 10.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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