Troy came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Piqua Indians a 3-0 shutout. Three seems to be a good number for Troy as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Piqua's part, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cohen Brown, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Troy is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Piqua, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Troy will face off against Fairmont at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Piqua, they will head out on the road to take on Tippecanoe at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Tippecanoe: 3.7, Piqua: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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