For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times Lowell and Kankakee Valley have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Monday. The Red Devils came out on top against the Kougars by a score of 5-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Red Devils also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2024.
Olivia Fuentes
| 04/28/25 vs Kankakee Valley | 15 |
| 04/24/25 vs Hobart | 12 |
| 04/23/25 vs Hanover Central | 8 |
| 04/21/25 vs Andrean | 6 |
| 04/19/25 @ Logansport | 10 |
| + 3 more games |
Olivia Fuentes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Preslee Hill, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Blocker, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Lowell pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Kankakee Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Lowell will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Kougars: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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