Softball Preview: Lowell Devils vs. Yoncalla Eagles
Lowell is 9-1 against Yoncalla since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Lowell Devils will be playing at home against the Yoncalla Eagles at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lowell has five straight wins, Yoncalla has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, Lowell earned a 10-7 victory over Elkton.
The team relied heavily on Kaili Kirkhart, who fired off four doubles, four RBI, and two runs while going 5-for-5. Madison Thurman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
Yoncalla might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-8 to Umpqua Valley Christian, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Lowell has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Yoncalla, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Lowell was able to grind out a solid win over Yoncalla in their previous meeting back in April, winning 6-2. Does Lowell have another victory up their sleeve, or will Yoncalla turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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