The Lowell Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Oakridge Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lowell has four straight wins, Oakridge has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Saturday, Lowell earned a 6-2 victory over Oakland.
Meanwhile, Oakridge scored first but ultimately less than Oakland in their game on Thursday. They fell just short of the Oakers by a score of 8-6.
Jamison Roach and Kayden Tiller put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Roach struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Tiller pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Roach has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Roach scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while Tiller scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jonathan Miller was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Lowell has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-12 record this season. As for Oakridge, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12-1.
Lowell was able to grind out a solid win over Oakridge in their previous matchup last Wednesday, winning 5-1. Will Lowell repeat their success, or does Oakridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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