The Piqua Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Tecumseh Arrows at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Piqua has three straight wins, Tecumseh has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Piqua didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-7), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Their pitcher stepped up to hand West Carrollton a 10-0 shutout on Wednesday. Considering the Indians have won seven games by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Piqua got a massive performance out of Rachel Price, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Athena Duff was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Piqua always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .571 or higher in three consecutive contests.
London hit Tecumseh with a nine-run second inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Arrows came up short against the Red Raiders, falling 13-4.
Piqua's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Tecumseh, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Piqua got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 against Tecumseh by a conclusive 13-7 score. Do the Indians have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Arrows turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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