Piqua is 1-9 against Butler since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Indians will challenge the Aviators at 5:00 p.m.
Piqua is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since April 29, 2024 on Wednesday. They lost 9-2 to Fairborn.
Piqua saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Steinke, who went 1-for-4 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Butler strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. Everything went their way against Fairborn as they made off with a 13-3 win. The Aviators might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by ten runs or more this season.
Butler pushed their record up to 13-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Piqua, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
Piqua might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Butler when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Indians avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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