The Tecumseh Savages will venture away from home to face off against the Little Axe Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tecumseh will be strutting in after a win while Little Axe will be coming in after a defeat.
Tecumseh came out on top against McLoud on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run seventh inning. The Savages put the hurt on the Redskins with a sharp 9-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Savages, who have now won seven matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Zant Shirey was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over six innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Tecumseh is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 9-10 otherwise. Shirey was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024.
Lane Steward
| 04/22/25 @ McLoud | 2 |
| 04/12/25 vs Tulsa NOAH HomeSchool | 1 |
| 03/17/25 vs Shawnee | 1 |
| 04/15/24 vs Cleveland | 1 |
In other batting news, Lane Steward was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Kadyn Prado was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Little Axe was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They fell just short of Lexington by a score of 4-2. The loss continues a trend for the Indians in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost eight in a row.
Little Axe saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cash Hicks, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. Hicks is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
The win got Tecumseh back to even at 11-11. As for Little Axe, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Everything went Tecumseh's way against Little Axe in their previous matchup back in April of 2021, as Tecumseh made off with a 22-0 victory. Do the Savages have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Indians turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
