The Lowell Red Devils will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Wheeler Bearcats at 4:45 p.m. Lowell's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Wheeler's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Wheeler is facing Lowell at the wrong time: Lowell suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 3-2. Lowell has not had much luck with Highland recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Jon Borowski spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lowell saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Mish, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Wheeler entered their tilt with Merrillville with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 15-5 margin over the Pirates on Thursday. Wheeler might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three contests by ten runs or more this season.
Caleb McLaughlin looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Wheeler got a massive performance out of Nick Bravo, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Lucas McNamara was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Lowell's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2. As for Wheeler, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lowell has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wheeler struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
