Allendale had lost three straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped down to 7-14 to make it four. They lost 11-4 to the Lowell Red Arrows. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Red Arrows this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-5 on Monday.
Allendale saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kenton Vanderkooi, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI. Jager Sparks also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
As for Lowell, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-9. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games.
On Lowell's side, James Jannenga looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Jannenga has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nolan LaRose, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Lowell is undefeated when LaRose posts two or more runs, but 7-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Kreps, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
While Allendale had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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