Baseball Recap: Lowell Red Devils vs. Kankakee Valley Kougars
Lowell had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Kankakee Valley Kougars on Monday. That's more bragging rights for Lowell, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Austin Zea looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cam Mikulich, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 5-for-5. Another player making a difference was Zack Graham, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Kankakee Valley's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rowan Kenning, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Kankakee Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lowell only tossed six.
Lowell's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-11. As for Kankakee Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.
Lowell will square off against Highland at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Kankakee Valley, they will stay at home for another game and welcome South Central at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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