Baseball Game Preview: Piqua Indians vs. Miami East Vikings

The Piqua Indians will challenge the Miami East Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Piqua's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Covington 1-0. The win continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Buccs: they've now won six in a row.

Jerry Anthony

Base on Balls Against

05/05/25 vs Butler	8
04/09/25 @ Xenia	5
05/15/25 @ Springfield	1
05/13/25 @ Kenton Ridge	1
04/22/25 vs Anna	1

Jerry Anthony made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Piqua is 4-2 when he allows at most one walk, but 8-11 otherwise. Anthony was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.

In other pitching news, Aiden Applegate tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Piqua is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 9-12 otherwise.

Anthony wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Owen Shawler, who went 1-for-3 with one triple.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Miami East, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They blew past Northwestern 13-3 on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Vikings needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.

Miami East is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Piqua, their win bumped their record up to 12-13.

Piqua was able to grind out a solid victory over Miami East in their previous matchup back in May of 2021, winning 7-4. Do the Indians have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.