Troy entered their tilt with Piqua with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Piqua Indians 3-2. That's more bragging rights for Troy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Piqua's part, Hunter Steinke was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Steinke has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Steinke was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Steinke wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mickey Anderson, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Troy is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Piqua, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-8.
Troy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Piqua: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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