Prep softball: Piedmont, Pleasant Valley pick up wins

The Anniston Star, Ala.
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Apr. 28—Emily Farmer doubled and drove in three runs, and she pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief for the win as Piedmont's softball team downed Cherokee County 8-5 in eight innings Tuesday.

Cherokee County forced extra innings with a run in the bottom of the seventh, but Piedmont answered with four in the top of the eighth.

Piedmont's other top performers:

—Savannah Smith, 1-for-3, pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing four earned runs with four strikeouts and no walks.

—Reese Franklin, 1-for-4, two runs, one RBI.

—Cayla Brothers, 2-for-4, two runs, two RBIs.

—Grace Epperson, 1-for-4, one RBI.

—Jenna Calvert, 1-for-4, one RBI.

Pleasant Valley 5, Handley 4: Handley rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh, but Madison Borders finished off a complete-game victory.

Borders allowed 10 hits but one earned run with one strikeout.

Bailey Harris came up big at the plate for the Raiders with a home run and three RBIs.

Pleasant Valley's other top performers:

—Macey Roper, 2-for-4.

—Rylee Haynes, 1-for-2, one run, one RBI.

—Ava Boozer, 1-for-4, one run.

—Morgan Blohm, 1-for-1, triple, one run.

—Abbey Allen, 1-for-2, double, one run, one RBI.