In what's become a running theme this season, Defiance gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They blew past the Shawnee Indians 11-1. That's more bragging rights for Defiance, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Taighen Zipfel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Defiance got a big performance out of Bella Gutierrez, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Eliza Ramirez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Shawnee's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Rhodes, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Defiance is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Shawnee, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-17.
Defiance will head out on the road to challenge Paulding at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shawnee does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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