The Tecumseh Arrows will square off against the Bellefontaine Chieftains at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Tecumseh has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since the 12th.
Tecumseh fell victim to Jonathan Alder and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pioneers.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bellefontaine). They came out on top against Urbana by a score of 12-8 on Monday. The win was some much needed relief for the Chieftains as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Spencer Stolly was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He has become a key player for Bellefontaine: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-7 otherwise. Stolly was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That stolen base was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Sutton Daring and Patrick Stolly did most of the damage at the plate: Daring got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI, while Patrick went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Stolly is becoming a predictor of Bellefontaine's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-8 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Cayleb Overmann, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
Tecumseh's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Bellefontaine, their victory bumped their record up to 4-8.
Everything went Tecumseh's way against Bellefontaine when the teams last played on April 7th, as Tecumseh made off with an 8-1 win. Will the Arrows repeat their success, or do the Chieftains have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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