The Shawnee Indians will head out on the road to take on the Russia Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Shawnee will head into Saturday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Napoleon on Saturday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the eight-run defeat they were dealt on Friday. Shawnee fell just short of Napoleon by a score of 6-4. Shawnee has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jack Schimmoeller was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Derek Lyons made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Russia's offense. They lost 10-0 to Coldwater on Saturday. Russia's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Shawnee's record is now 7-9. As for Russia, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4.
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