Baseball Preview: Piqua Indians vs. Russia Raiders
The Piqua Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Russia Raiders at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Piqua: 3.1, Russia: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Russia is hoping to do on Saturday what Covington couldn't on Friday: put an end to Piqua's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Piqua came out on top against Covington by a score of 4-1.
The team relied heavily on Josh Heath, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Russia entered their tilt with Marion Local with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Flyers on Tuesday.
Piqua's win bumped their record up to 15-9. As for Russia, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-4.
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