Defiance had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They never let the Wapakoneta Redskins onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. Considering Defiance has won six games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Taighen Zipfel, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Wapakoneta off the board. Zipfel has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ayvah Cullen, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a triple. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Gutierrez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Defiance's win was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-6. As for Wapakoneta, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-7 record this season.
Defiance will face off against Clay at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Wapakoneta, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Lima Senior at 5:00 p.m. Wapakoneta is facing Lima Senior at the right time seeing as Lima Senior is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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