Baseball Preview: Terra Nova Tigers vs. Lowell Cardinals
The Terra Nova Tigers will be playing at home against the Lowell Cardinals at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Terra Nova is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Aragon just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-4 walloping at the hands of the Dons.
Vincent Smith made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Ronin Sargent, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Lowell gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Lincoln a 16-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Lowell as they're now sitting on five straight.
Lincoln's batters probably weren't too happy with Hiroki Aoshima, who pitched a no hitter and racked up six Ks (he gave up a single walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Liam Mahoney, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Reggie Fong, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Terra Nova's loss dropped their record down to 7-11-1. As for Lowell, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-5-1.
Terra Nova took their win against Lowell in their previous meeting back in March of 2018 by a conclusive 13-5. Will Terra Nova repeat their success, or does Lowell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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