Piketon lost against Adena on April 10th, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Piketon Redstreaks fell just short of the Adena Warriors by a score of 11-10. Piketon has not had much luck with Adena recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Paige Helton spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and six unearned) runs on 14 hits and racked up nine Ks. Those ten innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Aubrey Heath led a balanced group of hitters, getting on base in three of her six plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Shanks, who scored a run while going 4-for-5.
Piketon's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-8. As for Adena, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 12-4.
Piketon will head out on the road to take on West Union at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Piketon is facing West Union at the right time seeing as West Union is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Adena, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Southeastern at 5:15 p.m. Adena will also cruise into their next game with the timing on their side: Southeastern will have lost five straight heading into Monday's contest.
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