Little Miami posted their closest victory since April 21st on Thursday. They skirted past the Lakota West Firebirds 7-6. This was payback for the Panthers, who suffered a 5-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Blake Longbottom looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
Ian Arthur
| 05/22/25 @ Lakota West | 3 |
| 05/14/25 @ Walnut Hills | 2 |
| 05/10/25 vs Winton Woods | 1 |
| 05/07/25 vs Milford | 1 |
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At the plate, Ian Arthur was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Fox, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Little Miami has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Lakota West, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Little Miami will welcome Sycamore at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lakota West, they will be playing at home against Middletown at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Middies will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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