Baseball Preview: Piqua Indians vs. Stebbins Indians
Piqua has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Stebbins Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Piqua's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Stebbins' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Piqua's offense. Their rough 11-0 defeat to Kenton Ridge on Saturday might stick with them for a while. Piqua has struggled against Kenton Ridge recently, as their match on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Piqua saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mickey Anderson, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Anderson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, sadly, Stebbins is still looking for their first win of the season after nine contests. They fell just short of Greenville by a score of 8-7 on Saturday. One positive for Stebbins, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Piqua's loss dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Stebbins, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Piqua took their victory against Stebbins in their previous meeting on Friday by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Piqua 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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